In addition to not having newly injured Stefan Frei or Jordy Delem for Sunday’s game against LAFC, the Seattle Sounders are likely still to be without midfielders Nicolás Lodeiro and Josh Atencio.
Lodeiro has only played about 30 minutes this season, first dealing with a quad injury and more recently with an inflamed knee. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer insisted the injury is getting better but also called him day-to-day.
“We’re trying to calm that down as much as we can,” Schmetzer said. “Not sure if he’ll be ready for this week.