The latest FC Dallas injury report is out ahead of their match against Minnesota United. See who is out, who is questionable, and who will be missing for the hosts.
Here is the official list from MLS and FC Dallas1:
Out: Anderson Julio (lower body)
Questionable: Petar Musa (shoulder)
Suspended: none
On Loan: Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International Duty: none
Minnesota’s availability report:
Suspended: none
Out: Bongokuhle Hlongwane (knee), Peter Stroud (lower extremity)
Questionable: none
International duty: none
BDS Notes:
Obviously, the big one is Petar Musa being on the questionable part of the list. This was to be expected after he finished Saturday’s game over Sporting Kansas City with a noticeable shoulder injury. I saw him leave the locker room in a sling.
Seeing that he is listed as questionable tells me a couple of things. First, the injury isn’t nearly as serious as it could have been on Saturday night. Talking to folks at the club after the game on Saturday, a couple of them noted that had he broken anything, he wouldn’t have been able to move his arm after he got up. He also definitely would not have taken the penalty kick that won the game.
Secondly, I see this as a way to hold him out of tomorrow’s game as a precautionary measure. With this being the only road game of the month, it makes more sense in my mind to leave him in Frisco to heal up even more for Saturday’s home game with Portland.
Outside of Musa, that is the only injury to discuss. Anderson Julio is still on the injury report, as I don’t think we’re going to see him back this season. I didn’t get confirmation on that last weekend, but that feels like what is going on with him.
As for how I think the lineup will go tomorrow, I’m thinking we’ll see a fairly decent amount of rotation in this one, as Quill may prioritize the home games coming up for the points. I don’t think this is going to be Vancouver-levels of rotation, but just a couple of guys coming back into the mix. I think if we see Daniel return in goal, it will come on Saturday.
The Loons on the other hand only have a couple of injuries that they’re dealing with during their rough patch that has seen them pick up one win in their last 12 games.
Injury news changes everything heading into Matchday. Members get the full tactical breakdown of how FC Dallas adapts to the various injuries.
1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/stats-and-gameday
