Orlando City will play the next five games without its starting goalkeeper, but coach Oscar Pareja isn’t worried.
Brian Rowe isn’t a typical backup keep, serving as the backbone of the Lions’ defense as the team’s starter in 2019. Despite not playing a match in 2020, Pareja said Rowe is prepared to shoulder the defense during a key stretch.
When the Lions signed Gallese during the offseason, they knew he was Peru’s starting goalkeeper and would get called up at some point this season.
Gallese left Orlando City after Saturday’s win to participate in two World Cup qualifying matches in South America followed by an MLS minimum 10-day quarantine.