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Sports Medicine Report: Sporting unchanged ahead of rivalry matchup with RSL | July 12, 2023

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Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Children’s Mercy Kansas City.

All details listed are from the teams' official player availability reports submitted approximately three days prior to the match.

Sporting Kansas City returns home tonight to take on longtime rivals Real Salt Lake in some midweek MLS action. RSL is the best road team in MLS this year, going 6-3-2 overall while the team is unbeaten in their last seven MLS road matches (5-0-2).

Sporting’s Sports Medicine Report is unchanged from the weekend’s draw with Houston, as Nemanja Radoja remains questionable with an adductor issue.

#SKCvRSL Sports Medicine Report

Sporting Kansas City

Questionable

  • Midfielder Nemanja Radoja (adductor injury)

Out

  • Goalkeeper Tim Melia (quad injury)
  • Defender Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery)
  • Defender Graham Zusi (hamstring injury)
  • Forward Willy Agada (tibia stress fracture)

Real Salt Lake

Questionable

  • Defender Marcelo Silva (ankle)
  • Midfielder Maikel Chang (foot)
  • Forward Jefferson Savarino (hip)

Out

  • Defender Zack Farnsworth (thigh)
  • Defender Erik Holt (shoulder)

In addition, RSL will be without striker Rubio Rubin who is on international duty with Guatemala at the Concacaf Gold Cup.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT (7:39 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be available to stream in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally on the radio, while tickets are available via SeatGeek.com.