Christian Pulisic Subbed Off with Quad Injury vs. Chile; Not Considered Serious
March 27, 2019
Christian Pulisic suffered a quad injury during the United States men's national team's friendly versus Chile on Tuesday at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston and was substituted out of the match.
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN relayed further details via the USMNT:
The 20-year-old, who is playing for Borussia Dortmund on loan from Chelsea, scored in the fourth minute to put USA ahead 1-0:
Pulisic suffered the injury in the 36th minute, and Sebastian Lletget replaced him on the pitch.
Fans' hearts likely skipped a beat after Pulisic left the match. Initial observations did not look too promising, per Paul Tenorio of The Athletic:
Pulisic is the USMNT's best hope toward greater heights. Paul Carr of TruMedia Sports relayed a stat noting that the 20-year-old became the youngest player in team history to score 10 goals:
Unfortunately, Pulisic has suffered numerous injuries in the last two years, as pointed out by Kyle Bonn of NBC Sports:
As Bonn pointed out, however, none of the injuries have been serious. Hopefully, Pulisic enjoys better fortune in the future, however, which is something the USMNT has not experienced of late.
Neil W. Blackmon of The Yanks Are Coming explained that notion:
Pulisic can help turn those team fortunes around, though. At the least, three wins versus Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador have certainly been promising.