The national team of the American men Vooruit Ricardo Pepi could miss up to three months with a knee injury, which means that he runs the risk of missing the Concacaf Nations League semi -final against Panama in March.
Pepi took the injury in PSV’s 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, Per ESPN. The 22-year-old scored the game winner in the fifth minute of the first half of the stop time, but he was eliminated in the 76th minute because of the problem. PSV finished 14th in the competition phase and broke the perfect Run of Liverpool in the European game, and the Dutch side is waiting for their knock -out phase playoff opponent in Friday’s draw.
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The attacker has been one of the most productive players of the USMNT and scored 17 goals for PSV in all competitions this campaign. His output for the national team has also risen in recent months and scored three goals in the last four games of the team, a run that perfectly coincided with the start of the term of office of Mauricio Pochettino who was in charge of the team.
Pepi still has to undergo further testing, but PSV has excluded an ACL tear for the player. The player could miss the Champions League -Knock -outphase -Strayoff -similar play of the club, which will take place from 11 to 19 February against Feyenoord or Juventus. Pepi can also miss the matches of the USMNT in the Concacaf Nations League, which on March 20 in Sofi Stadium will continue with the semi -final against Panama.
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Usmnt’s injury crisis
If Pepi miss the Nations League matches, Pochettino is in a tight place in terms of team selection. Pepi is not the only attacker who is currently injured – Folarin Balogun, the usual first choice in the role, will be out until April after a shoulder operation last month.
Pochettino might call Josh Sargent and Haji Wright, who recently tackled their own injuries. This month Sargent returned to play after having undergone a groin operation and achieved a brace in a 5-1 win over Swansea on Saturday and scored his first goals since October. In the meantime, Wright is expected to return for Coventry in the coming weeks after saving an ankle injury in November.
Whether Pochettino will call on players who participated in this year’s camp in January, will be worthwhile to keep an eye on. Patrick Agyemang, the 24-year-old Charlotte FC Forward, has perhaps worked his way in the mix of an exhausted forward swimming pool after scoring twice in two games this month.