Former Real Salt Lake/New York Red Bull man and current DC United striker Fabian Espindola will be out for about 6 weeks, after injuring his right knee. He sprained his medial collateral ligament just seconds after kickoff in the game against Montreal Impact. What caused the injury? A slide tackle from Felipe Martins.
Espindola is an early candidate for the league MVP award. He has seven goals, and eight assists in his first season with the team. He is expected to miss out on 4 total league matches, and he will miss tonight's game in the US Open Cup against Rochester.
Espindola is DC's best player by far. He has 4 more goals than the next best scorer on his team and has 5 more assists than the nearest assist leader. He has been the number one player in the East's best team, and they will be without him for quite a while.