Andre Blake’s return from injury is now expected to come in next Wednesday’s game at Toronto FC, according to Union manager Jim Curtin.
The Union’s top goalkeeper hasn’t played since suffering a laceration in his right hand during the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on July 27. Curtin said Blake was to have stitches in the hand removed Wednesday afternoon.
“Hopefully when the stitches come out, the doctors will be happy with how [the hand] has healed,” Curtin said. “Andre hasn’t really started catching [balls]. Once the stitches come out, we can kind of speed that process up and see how [the hand] responds to the contact… It’s still a noticeable cut – it’s healed incredibly well, but it still is something that is tender.