Will Riqui Puig play for LA Galaxy against Portland Timbers?

The LA Galaxy captain picked up an ankle injury in the match against Austin FC.

Rodrigo SerranoRodASerranoKieran Quailekquaile90Update: Sep 29th, 2023 06:36 EDT

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The Los Angeles Galaxy have had a season to forget due to the number of injuries they have had to deal with. The latest to join this list is LA’s driving force and captain, Riqui Puig, who suffered an injury to his right ankle in the draw against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium last weekend.

The 24-year-old midfielder returned to Los Angeles on Monday morning on crutches and has been receiving treatment all week to accelerate his recovery. Puig is now a doubt for Saturday’s clash against Portland Timbers at Dignity Health Sports Park and LA Galaxy coach Greg Vanney spoke about his chances of featuring.

Riqui Puig, the maestro of cool on the pitch.Against Minnesota:• 8.0 rating• 6 shots• 2 chances created• 4/4 long balls• 50/57 accurate passes• 88% passing accuracy• 💯 % successful dribbles• 10/13 ground duels won• 1 recovery made pic.twitter.com/EJB4cwWOAy

— The FTBL Index 🎙 ⚽ (@TheFTBLIndex) September 21, 2023

Riqui Puig update

“He has a sprained ankle,” Vanney began. “The good news is that it’s not a serious sprain, but we’re evaluating it on a day-to-day basis. He was with the medical staff all day today [Thursday] and he’s been doing everything he can to get his ankle deflated. Puig is not in a lot of pain and tomorrow he will try to train with the rest of the group and we will see how he feels. We are optimistic that he will play at the weekend, but he didn’t train today and we will see how he evolves in training on Friday.”