Osvaldo Alonso has failed his physical and won’t be available for Saturday’s MLS Cup final, head coach Brian Schmetzer told the media on Thursday.
The news is a bit of a blow, but not entirely surprising. There had been hopes that Alonso would be available after he was able to get through at least one full training session on Nov. 28, but he did not even suit up for leg 2 of the Western Conference finals. Even if Alonso had been declared fit, chances are that he’d have only been available as a late-game substitute, after seeing only a single substitute appearance since leaving the Sept.