Matt Turner’s status appears to be very much unknown ahead of the U.S. men’s national team’s crucial match against Uruguay on Monday night.
The USMNT will face La Celeste with its Copa América fate hanging in the balance. Gregg Berhalter’s team likely needs a win to avoid elimination, but even three points won’t guarantee a spot in the quarterfinal.
Having starting goalkeeper Turner healthy for the match in Kansas City would be a major boost. But in his pre-game press conference on Sunday, Berhalter said his team’s No. 1 hasn’t been a full participant in training.
“Matt did limited training yesterday and then limited training again today,” said Berhalter. “We will continue to monitor him to see his status.”
Turner suffered a leg injury in the USMNT’s 2-1 defeat to Panama on Thursday night.
The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper took a heavy blow from Panama midfielder César Blackman 11 minutes into the game. As Turner went up to claim an aerial ball, Blackman collided with with Turner’s leg and the goalkeeper landed hard on his shoulder.
Turner managed to stay in the game for the next 35 minutes, but was replaced at the break by Ethan Horvath.
Horvath would go on to concede Panama’s late winner, as the 10-man USMNT was unable to hold on for what would have been a vital point.
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