Much has been made about Orlando City’s lineup woes throughout the season. There have been injury crises across just about every position group, with key players missing huge swaths of game time. Even now, Sebas Méndez, Uri Rosell, and Alexandre Pato are still out of the lineup. But of all the absences Orlando has had to deal with, none loom larger than Nani and Mauricio Pereyra.
Orlando’s two Designated Players have played this season, but not as much as anyone would like. Nani has missed four games and played 64% of available minutes, while Pererya has missed five matches and has only played in 57% of available minutes.