LA Galaxy’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez won’t get a chance to add to his goal tally at MLS is Back Tournament. According to LA Galaxy’s head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Hernandez is dealing with a calf strain that will rule him out for the remainder of the competition.
Hernandez suffered the muscle during training last week and was forced to miss the 6-2 loss to LAFC on Saturday. The injury appears to be more serious, as Schelotto revealed during the post-game conference that Hernandez will also miss the next week’s game against Houston Dynamo.
“He will not be ready for the next game. He [injured] the muscle, so he will be out around three weeks,” said Schelotto. “And he won’t play for us next game.”
Hernandez scored a goal in Galaxy’s opening game of MLS is Back Tournament against Portland Timbers while also missing a penalty kick. It was his first goal for the team since he came to MLS in January.
LA Galaxy shouldn’t miss Chicharito all that much, considering they are dead last in Group F with two losses and zero points. They could theoretically still make the knockout stage, but they would need a huge win against Dynamo and other results to go their way.
