16 Days Towards The 2022 World Cup: The US National Team Was Hit By An Injured Storm

US national team right-back Sergilo Dest (Instagramm@sgd_2)

JAKARTA - AC Milan right-back Sergilo Dest suffered an injury and left a concern for the United States national team ahead of the World Cup. Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner also missed the third straight match on Thursday.

Dest did not play in Milan's Champions League group stage final against Salzburg on Wednesday due to exhaustion from the educator. Italian club said the decision was a precautionary measure.

Borrowed at Milan from Barcelona, Dest has only played twice as a starter and made six subs this season.

Meanwhile, Turner did not play in the last match of the Europa League group stage The Gunners against Zurich. Turner has been absent since against PSV Eindhoven on October 20 and has only played four times in the Europa League as reserve goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

Apparently, Turner's last chance to play ahead of the World Cup is the third round of the League Cup match against Brighton next Wednesday, the day US coach Gregg Berhalter plans to announce his list of 26 players for Qatar.

Not only Dest and Turner, a number of other US players are also feared to be absent in Qatar.

Celta Vigo said Friday that midfielder Luca de la Torre picked up a leg injury that would see him out for three weeks.

Central defender Cameron Carter-Vickers missed the Glasgow Celtic Champions League match at Real Madrid on Wednesday with pain after playing 90 minutes during Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win at Livingston, which has a synthetic grass surface.

Striker Josh Deltant missed Norwich's match against Queen's Park Rangers on Wednesday in England's second-tier Championship League. A 22-year-old player from O'Fallon, Missouri, who scored eight goals for Norwich this season, picked up a calf injury against Burnley on October 25 and also missed Saturday's game against Stoke.

Norwich manager Dean Smith said Tuesday that badminton could return for Saturday's game at Rotherham.

Midfielder Weston McKennie picked up a thigh injury on Saturday when Juventus won 1-0 over Lecce and is expected not to play for Juventus before World Cup break.

Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards has not played since September 6 due to a thigh injury.

In addition, Atlanta defender Miles Robinson will miss the World Cup after his left Achilles injury on May 7.

Back to the World Cup. After missing the 2018 tournament, the US opened the match against Wales on November 21, against England in the Black Friday match four days later and closed the group game on November 29 against Iran.