New York Red Bulls star striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting suffered a possible knee injury during the final minutes of Wednesday night's loss to Philadelphia Union in the US Open Cup quarterfinals, a source tells amNewYork.
While it is initially not believed to be serious, more will be known in the next 24 hours — potentially when head coach Sandro Schwarz is made available on Friday ahead of the Red Bull's MLS rematch against Philly.
Schwarz did mention that Choupo-Moting, who was seen limping after the match, suffered an injury, though did not disclose the specifics after being asked about backup goalkeeper AJ Marcucci, who suffered an apparent leg injury while defending the free kick that led to Philadelphia's game-winning goal in the 89th minute of New York's 3-2 loss.
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