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Injured Jozy Altidore absent from training in Atlanta, said to be back home

ATLANTA—Toronto FC trained without Jozy Altidore on Tuesday with the injured striker back home getting another MRI.

Toronto coach Greg Vanney said Altidore, who has been sidelined by a quad strain, was slated to join the team in Atlanta on Tuesday evening. Toronto plays defending champion Atlanta United FC on Wednesday in the MLS Eastern Conference final.

“We’ll see where he’s at based on the reading of the MRI and everything else,” Vanney told reporters after training at the Inter Atlanta FC grounds. “But we’ve got a group of guys that are in a great place and they’re ready to play and we’ll see if Jozy is capable of a playing a role (Wednesday).