TUKWILA, Wash. – Midfielder Erik Friberg appears to be the only Seattle Sounders starter still recovering from the team’s physical midweek matchup against Club America, and his status is up in the air ahead of the team’s MLS regular season opener this weekend.
Friberg went down in the 72nd minute of the Sounders’ 3-1 loss in the second leg of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday after colliding with center back Chad Marshall. He left the game after a few minutes on the ground at Estadio Azteca, and was ultimately replaced by forward Darwin Jones.