The 2023 Major League Soccer season kicked off on Saturday, February 25, seeing groups in any case take the box after months. Players have since stepped up, inspiring record-breaking victories and surprising targets.
But a number of figures struggled to get again into the motion, leading to accidents. Here’s the harm record forward of Matchday 3…
Nashville SC defender Nick DePuy will leave out the remainder of the 2023 MLS marketing campaign after present process surgical treatment on an Achilles harm. The 28-year-old has been put on the Season-Ending Injury List, which makes him ineligible to play for the membership in any ultimate festival this season.
Per MLS regulations, if a participant suffers a season-ending harm, a membership might position that injured participant on the Season-Ending Injury List and obtain roster aid (an open roster slot).
DePuy did not characteristic for Nashville after arriving as an offseason industry from the LA Galaxy, the place he controlled two assists in 59 appearances over 3 seasons. He firstly kicked off as a 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick out of CF Montreal (nineteenth total), seeing simply 5 video games with the Canadian facet ahead of shifting to LA.
Seattle Sounders determine Heber will leave out round two to 4 week after selecting up a left hamstring pressure in coaching. Head trainer Brian Schmetzer showed the blow, including he’s going to now not shuttle with the crew for Saturday’s recreation towards FC Cincinnati.
“I feel bad for Heber because, look, he was playing very, very well,” Schmetzer mentioned. “But that’s why you’ve got to have a good roster. We’ll need everybody over the course of the year and this is just one of those moments.”
The participant briefly made an affect below Schmetzer after arriving as an offseason industry from New York City FC, recording two targets in 10 pictures. He scored in either one of Seattle’s house victories to this point this marketing campaign, propelling the 4-0 win over the Colorado Rapids and the 2-0 triumph vs. Real Salt Lake.
The head trainer will most likely lean on Raul Ruidiaz, regardless of his contemporary harm. Schmetzer published the Designated Player feels in a position to play, however he’s wary to introduce him to the beginning 11 too briefly and possibility every other setback.
“He’s going to tell you he can play 90 minutes,” Schmetzer mentioned of Ruidiaz. “[But] just because of Heber’s injury, you don’t want to compound anything by pushing Raul too much too early when you have Fredy and, again, Jordan can certainly play up front.”
– Colorado Rapids ahead Diego Rubio will probably be sidelined for a number of weeks after present process a a success arthroscopic process to take away a unfastened frame in his proper knee.
– Chicharito stays on the sidelines, as he up to now introduced he’d be out for two to 5 weeks after selecting up a hamstring harm in a coaching consultation ultimate week
– Alan Pulido stays ‘questionable’ for Sporting Kansas City. Despite making just right development, he did not make the bench in the crew’s season opener towards the Portland Timbers on Monday.
– Austin FC showed middle again Julio Cascante suffered a serious left adductor pressure all through the 3-2 season-opening loss to St. Louis CITY at Q2 Stadium, and can stay on the sidelines ‘indefinitely’. The participant will probably be re-evaluated in 8 weeks.
