Mauricio Pochettino makes three changes to his first USMNT roster

Folarin Balogun, who has scored in three consecutive matches for Monaco, suffered a shoulder injury Saturday. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)One day before opening his first training camp, U.S. men’s national soccer team coach Mauricio Pochettino on Sunday made three roster changes because of injuries.

Mexico-based forwards Brandon Vázquez and Alex Zendejas and France-based midfielder Tanner Tessmann will replace forwards Folarin Balogun and Tim Weah and midfielder Johnny Cardoso, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced. The moves came four days after Pochettino set a 25-man squad for friendlies against Panama on Saturday in Austin and Mexico on Oct. 15 in Guadalajara.

Balogun, the U.S. team’s top…