AUSTIN, Texas — Austin FC ahead Brandon Vázquez tore his proper ACL, an damage that can hamper his possibilities of making the USA roster for subsequent yr’s World Cup.
The 26-year-old was damage throughout Tuesday night time’s U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal towards San Jose. Austin mentioned Thursday he can have season-ending surgical procedure.
Vázquez fell with out contact within the 69th minute, 4 minutes after changing a penalty kick that tied the rating 1-1. He was faraway from the sphere on a stretcher.
An MLS All-Star, Vázquez joined Austin from Monterrey in January and leads the workforce with 9 objectives in all competitions this season. He has 4 objectives in 11 appearances for the U.S. however was not on the Concacaf Gold Cup roster.
Austin received 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw and performs Minnesota on Sept. 16.