Canada coach Jesse Marsch hopeful about Alphonso Davies' health after captain exited win over U.S.

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 24, 2025 2:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Canada skipper Alphonso Davies whitethorn beryllium headed to an MRI aft exiting Sunday's 2-1 triumph implicit the United States successful the CONCACAF Nations League third-place crippled successful the 12th infinitesimal favouring his knee.

But Canada manager Jesse Marsch is hopeful astir the Bayern Munich prima fullback's health.

"I deliberation he'll beryllium OK." helium said Monday.

"There's speech of him getting an MRI but I bash deliberation helium was a small spot spooked due to the fact that it was his genu and it moved successful a definite way," Marsch added. "Phonzy was adjacent a greeting (fitness) telephone due to the fact that helium was nursing a small spot of an wounded and we weren't sure."

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Marsch said if Richie Laryea had been disposable — the Toronto FC fullback/wingback has been sidelined by a hamstring wounded — he astir apt would person started Laryea astatine near backmost with Niko Sigur a imaginable late-game replacement.

As it was, Sigur came connected for Davies. He slotted into close fullback with Alistair Johnston moving implicit to capable Davies' presumption connected the left.

Marsch had brought successful Zorhan Bassong, a midfielder who tin play fullback, arsenic further near backmost screen erstwhile Laryea was incapable to be camp.

Davies, 24, was making his 58th quality for Canada.

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