Toronto FC will be without veteran attacking midfielder Victor Vazquez for Saturday’s MLS season opener at D.C. United.
Coach Bob Bradley said the 36-year-old Spaniard took “a shot in the ribs” 30 minutes into a Feb. 11 pre-season game against Los Angeles FC at the Coachella Valley Invitational in California.
“(He) hasn’t trained since,” Bradley told reporters Thursday. “We’re hopeful that he’ll be returning to training soon.”
Vazquez rejoined Toronto in December after spending the past two seasons in Los Angeles with the Galaxy.
He became available when the Galaxy elected not to exercise his contract option, allowing Toronto to select him in Stage 2 of the MLS re-entry draft.