U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos completed the team’s 20-player roster with the addition of midfielder Dillon Serna as the group prepares for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship that starts on Feb. 18 in Puebla, Mexico. The Brighton, Colo., native was signed by Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids as a homegrown player after being part of the club’s U-15/16 and U-17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. Serna played in
Columbus will host Toluca on Tuesday, March 9, kicking off the tournament’s knockout stages. The Crew will then travel to Mexico for another match against Toluca on Thursday, March 17. The Columbus Crew are the lone squad from MLS and the United States remaining in the competition.
The CONCACAF Champions League group play will begin this Monday as the Columbus face the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Crew are the defending MLS Cup Champions, while the Islanders were surprise semifinalists last season. The remaining teams (16) have been placed in four groups (A,B,C,D): A-Isidro Metapan, Arabe Unido, the Houston Dynamo, and Pachuca B-D.C. United, Marathón, San Juan Jabloteh, and Toluca C-Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul, Saprissa, and the Puerto Rico Islanders D-Comunicaciones, Pumas UNAM, Real España, and W Connection