Lucas Romero

ANALYSIS
Romero was a new addition to Bravos' roster for the Apertura tournament following his move from Universidad de Chile, and tearing his knee ligament just seven minutes into his time with the club is as brutal a start to a chapter as any player can experience. The injury report uses "ligaments" rather than specifying the ACL, which leaves some ambiguity, but a knee ligament injury requiring surgery at this severity typically points to an ACL or a combination injury, and either scenario means Romero almost certainly misses the rest of the calendar year. The team will likely turn back to Denzell Garcia to partner Monchu and Guilherme Castilho in central midfield, leaving few other options on the bench given the likely departure of Homer Martinez.