Osvaldo Alonso flew home with the Sounders from Colorado and his injured left knee underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination and other tests on Wednesday to determine the extent of the damage done in Tuesday’s win over the Rapids.
The midfielder’s injury is being termed a knee sprain for now, but that’s how teams typically describe potentially more serious problems before they know the extent of any internal tearing of ligaments or meniscus. Alonso toppled over a Rapids player in a heap and was writhing in agony on the field for several moments during the game.
He later tried to limp off the field but then, after sitting on the sidelines for several more minutes, had to be carried off on a stretcher.