United States women’s national team No. 1 and Chicago Red Stars starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher left Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League match with an apparent leg injury, adding to a list of injury concerns for the USWNT just over two months before the start of the Olympics.
The Red Stars led the Utah Royals 2-0 in the 58th minute when Naeher came off her line to contend a through ball played to Utah forward Ally Sentnor.
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Naeher pulled out of the challenge at the edge of her penalty area and appeared to grab her left thigh before walking away gingerly.
Naeher continued playing, but less than a minute later she dived to the ground slowly for a shot and stayed on the ground. She received medical attention and was replaced a few minutes later by Mackenzie Wood. Naeher walked off the field without assistance.
“No [update], I’m leaving it to the pros — the medical staff — so I don’t know what’s going on yet,” Red Stars coach Lorne Donaldson said after his team’s 3-1 victory on Sunday.
Naeher is a two-time World Cup champion and has largely been the USWNT’s starting goalkeeper for the past…
