McKennie leaves USMNT camp after aggravating knee injury

United States midfielder Weston McKennie has left the group’s camp forward of the second leg of its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal in opposition to Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, U.S. Soccer introduced Saturday.

The Juventus participant is coping with aggravated left knee tendinopathy — a type of overuse — based on the us.

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Juventus, who sit second within the Serie A desk, have a key league match in opposition to first-place Inter Milan on Nov. 26. McKennie has appeared in all 12 of Juventus’ league matches this season, beginning 10, after returning to the membership following a mortgage at Leeds United for the second half of final season.

McKennie performed the complete sport within the United States’ 3-0 win in opposition to Trinidad and Tobago in Austin, Texas, on Thursday. The combination sequence with the Caribbean nation is doubling as a qualifier for subsequent summer season’s Copa America, which will likely be staged within the U.S.

With McKennie having departed, the U.S. won’t add a alternative to the roster and can carry 22 gamers for the return leg in Port of Spain. Celta Vigo’s Luca de la Torre is a possible candidate to begin in his place, alongside Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah in midfield.