Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update regarding the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Sports Medicine Center at Children's Mercy.
All details listed are from the teams' official player availability reports submitted approximately three days prior to the match.
Sporting Kansas City continues the club’s three-game road swing tonight when the team takes on Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field. Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia has been added to the Sports Medicine Report, while defender Kortne Ford has been upgraded to questionable.
#MINvSKC Sports Medicine Report
Sporting KC
- OUT: Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring injury) midfielder Gadi Kinda (Knee surgery), forward Alan Pulido (Knee surgery)
- QUESTIONABLE: Goalkeeper Tim Melia (Shoulder injury), defender Kortne Ford (Head injury/concussion protocol), defender Graham Zusi (Quad injury)
Minnesota United FC
- OUT: Defender Romain Metanire (Thigh), midfielder Kevin Arriaga (Ankle), midfielder Hassani Dotson (Knee), forward Niko Hansen (Thigh), forward Tani Oluwaseyi (Thigh), forward Patrick Weah (Knee)
- QUESTIONABLE: None
In addition, veteran midfielder Roger Espinoza is out for tonight’s match as he serves a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation after receiving his eighth yellow card of the season in Montreal on Saturday. Newly signed duo William Agada and Erik Thommy will also miss the game as they wait to complete the immigration process.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT (7:08 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, while Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally on the radio.
