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Heber sidelined, Nick DePuy out for the season

The 2023 Major League Soccer season kicked off on Saturday, February 25, seeing groups lastly take the sector after months. Players have since stepped up, inspiring record-breaking victories and gorgeous targets.

But a number of figures struggled to get again into the motion, leading to accidents. Here’s the damage report forward of Matchday 3…

Nick DePuy

Nick DePuy to overlook the remainder of the 2023 MLS season. / Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/GettyImages

Nashville SC defender Nick DePuy will miss the remainder of the 2023 MLS marketing campaign after present process surgical procedure on an Achilles damage. The 28-year-old has been positioned on the Season-Ending Injury List, which makes him ineligible to play for the membership in any remaining competitors this season. 

Per MLS guidelines, if a participant suffers a season-ending damage, a membership might place that injured participant on the Season-Ending Injury List and obtain roster reduction (an open roster slot). 

DePuy did not function for Nashville after arriving as an offseason commerce from the LA Galaxy, the place he managed two assists in 59 appearances over three seasons. He initially kicked off as a 2017 MLS SuperDraft choose of CF Montreal (nineteenth general), seeing simply 5 video games with the Canadian aspect earlier than transferring to LA.

Heber to be sidelined for two to four weeks.

Heber to be sidelined for 2 to 4 weeks. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Seattle Sounders determine Heber will miss round two to 4 week after selecting up a left hamstring pressure in coaching. Head coach Brian Schmetzer confirmed the blow, including he is not going to journey with the crew for Saturday’s recreation towards FC Cincinnati. 

“I really feel dangerous for Heber as a result of, look, he was taking part in very, very effectively,” Schmetzer mentioned. “But that is why you have to have an excellent roster. We’ll want everyone over the course of the 12 months and that is simply a kind of moments.”

The participant shortly made an influence beneath Schmetzer after arriving as an offseason commerce from New York City FC, recording two targets in 10 photographs. He scored in each of Seattle’s house victories to date this marketing campaign, propelling the 4-0 win over the Colorado Rapids and the 2-0 triumph vs. Real Salt Lake. 

The head coach will doubtless lean on Raul Ruidiaz, regardless of his current damage. Schmetzer revealed the Designated Player feels able to play, however he’s cautious to introduce him to the beginning 11 too shortly and threat one other setback. 

“He’s going to inform you he can play 90 minutes,” Schmetzer mentioned of Ruidiaz. “[But] simply due to Heber’s damage, you do not need to compound something by pushing Raul an excessive amount of too early when you could have Fredy and, once more, Jordan can definitely play up entrance.”

Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez stays sidelined with an damage. / Matthew Ashton – AMA/GettyImages

– Colorado Rapids ahead Diego Rubio might be sidelined for a number of weeks after present process a profitable arthroscopic process to take away a free physique in his proper knee.

Chicharito stays on the sidelines, as he beforehand introduced he’d be out for 2 to 5 weeks after selecting up a hamstring damage in a coaching session final week

Alan Pulido stays ‘questionable’ for Sporting Kansas City. Despite making good progress, he did not make the bench within the crew’s season opener towards the Portland Timbers on Monday.

– Austin FC confirmed middle again Julio Cascante suffered a extreme left adductor pressure in the course of the 3-2 season-opening loss to St. Louis CITY at Q2 Stadium, and can stay on the sidelines ‘indefinitely’. The participant might be re-evaluated in eight weeks. 

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