A fractured foot will keep Weston McKennie, Juventus’ American midfielder, off the pitch for two months. This means that the closing of the Concacaf octagonal for the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be lost, as well as the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Villarreal.
“The exams Doctors to which he has been subjected at J Medical confirmed the presence of a compound fracture of the II and III metatarsal bones of the left foot. The recovery period is estimated at about eight weeks“Juventus said in a statement.
McKennie, from 22 years old, left injured at minute 81 of the first leg against Villarreal, after suffering a collision with the Ecuadorian winger Pervis Estupiñán . The American, who could not put his left foot down, had to enlist the help of two assistants to leave the field of play.
During the break of this match, Brazilian winger Alex Sandro retired, who also underwent medical tests, in which “a low-grade injury to the soleus of his left leg” was detected, so he will be out for two weeks. The second leg will take place next 16 March, in Turin.
The United States team, second in the Concacaf standings with 22 points, will visit Mexico on 24 in March at the Azteca Stadium. Three days later it will receive Panama in Orlando, Florida. The Qualifiers will end against Costa Rica on 30 March, in San José.
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