Altidore came close to scoring in the second half after being
put through into the penalty area by Sacha Kljestan but he was
denied by Serbia goalkeeper Filip Manojlovic who advanced
swiftly off his line.
U.S. goalkeeper Nick Rimando turned away a 71st-minute strike
from Milos Simonovic and a thunderous shot from Lazar Jovanovic
in the 89th minute to keep a clean sheet.
Arena, who was previously U.S. head coach from 1998–2006, was
appointed for the second time in November last year in place of
Juergen Klinsmann, who was fired after a poor start to the North
American (CONCACAF) qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup.
Sunday's match gave Arena a chance to assess his American-based
players before qualifying resumes in March.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in St. Augustine, Florida;
Editing by Andrew Both)
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