United States women’s national team forward Trinity Rodman is in line to return from a back injury when the Washington Spirit hosts Racing Louisville in the NWSL on Sunday.
Rodman has been absent since she left the field in a wheelchair during the Spirit’s 3-0 loss to the Kansas City Current on Sept. 20.
But the 22-year-old was not listed on the team’s injury report ahead of the match with Louisville after coach Jonatan Giráldez suggested Rodman, along with defender Casey Krueger and forward Chloe Ricketts, were in contention to make their returns.
“As always, I don’t want to say 100% because we have to train tomorrow,” Giráldez told reporters Friday. “One training session is [left], and I want to, tomorrow, confirm that 100%.
“I can tell you that Casey, Trin, Chloe, they are in good shape. And tomorrow, we’ll decide, but the roster for sure will be bigger if we compare with the last week.”
Following her injury last month, Rodman’s agent, Mike Senkowski, was reported by The Washington Post as saying the player had an “intense back spasm.”
She has since missed two games for the Spirit, with Giráldez insisting he wanted to be sure Rodman was 100% recovered.
Without Rodman, Washington was beaten 2-0 by the Orlando Pride last week in…
