Sporting Kansas City just got Alan Pulido back, he scored a brace and now he’s going to miss 5-6 games. Let’s look at how he’ll be replaced and all the other lineup choices on short rest.
Injury Updates
Here is my unofficial injury report with the full report coming on Wednesday. Expect to just see the three OUT players listed and to hear nothing otherwise, as has been the case since COVID-19 hit.
OUT - Felipe Gutierrez (knee surgery), Luis Martins (unknown), Matt Besler (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE - Richard Sanchez (unknown), Johnny Russell (knee)
According to game notes:
NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED for SKC
• DEF - Matt Besler
• DEF - Luis Martins
• MID - Felipe Gutierrez
NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED for CHI
Jeremiah Gutjahr
Kenneth Kronholm
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Okay, so we know the injury situation, so let’s get to the international absence.