Much-needed reinforcements coming soon for injury-plagued Toronto FC side
TORONTO — Reinforcements are on the way for an injury-plagued Toronto FC side that struggled mightily over the first half of the Major League Soccer season.
The players can’t return soon enough.
The team is mired in a six-game winless skid and will need a strong second half to get back in the playoff mix. The long injury list includes Jozy Altidore (foot), Drew Moor (quad), Chris Mavinga (hamstring), Victor Vazquez (knee), Auro Jr. (hamstring) and Gregory van der Wiel (Achilles).
Specific player return dates had yet to be finalized after Monday’s practice in hot, muggy conditions at the team’s northwest Toronto training facility. But the lineup will soon look more like the squad that won the 2017 MLS Cup and enjoyed a deep run in the CONCACAF Champions League earlier this year.