Javier “Chicharito” Hernández was stretchered off the field because of a right knee injury during the Galaxy's 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal.
Of more concern, however, was the condition of Hernández, the team’s leading scorer the last two seasons.
“I have hopes and prayers that it’s nothing serious. But I have concerns because the guy had to come off the field,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said of Hernández, who was scheduled to meet with team doctors after traveling back to Los Angeles.“We won’t know until we get an MRI to see where it’s at. So our fingers are crossed. But we don’t know yet what we’re dealing with.“minute when he stretched for a pass from teammate Riqui Puig about 15 yards outside the penalty area.
He was carried off the field and to the locker room, his face covered with a towel and shaking his head, as teammates reached out to pat him on the shoulder.Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is poised to join David Beckham’s MLS team Inter Miami, marking the biggest transaction in league history. Mexico’s all-time leading scorer with 52 international goals, Hernández, who turned 35 this last week, is the final year of a contract that guarantees him $7.4 million this season, making him the third-highest-paid player in the league. His 35 goals the last two full seasons are second most in MLS over that period, but he has started only seven regular-season games this season, notching a goal and an assist.
He sat out the first five MLS games because of a hamstring injury and the Galaxy didn’t win any of them. The team is 5-10-3 in all competitions this season and last in the MLS standings.
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