TThe USMNT is paying close attention to injuries to their most important player, as Sergino Dest had to be replaced due to injury. With the World Cup just around the corner, any injury can put a footballer in jeopardy of playing, and images of Sergino Dest released from his last game against PSV show a hamstring injury. It’s the same thing that Cristiano Ronaldo suffered from.
What happened to Sergio Dest?
Disputing a split ball in the match between PSV and AZ Alkmaar, the American fell to the ground in obvious pain, reminiscent of his last injury, which left him with a severe cruciate ligament tear in his knee that kept him out of action for several months.
First impressions are not very positive, as PSV head coach Peter Bosz said that when a player injures the area after sprinting, the diagnosis is usually serious.
We’ll have to wait and see, but honestly I think we’ll be without him for a while
So far, PSV has not released the medical certificate, so we will have to wait to find out whether the American full-back will be able to play in the 2026 World Cup.
Ricardo Pepi shines at PSV
In even more good news for USMNT fans, American Ricardo Pepi proved to be in great shape by scoring a goal in the final minute of the game to give his team the victory, proving that he is almost 100% recovered from his broken forearm.
Ricardo Pepi has already scored 10 goals in 18 games played for PSV and is shaping up to be one of Mauricio Pochettino’s great attacking options at the World Cup.
A more serious diagnosis would be a very delicate loss ahead of the World Cup, as the versatile midfielder was one of Pochettino’s most important players, had a long career, had extensive experience in elite football, was fit at the age of 25 and had the maturity to be one of the USMNT’s leaders on the field.
