TORONTO — Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso won’t play in Saturday’s MLS Cup final after failing a physical Thursday that he needed to pass to have any hope of getting on the field.
Alonso played in last year’s final only after taking painkiller injections to deal with damaged ligaments in his knee. He’d suffered through a variety of similar knee issues this season and hasn’t played since late September after suffering a quad injury.
“What’s meant to be is meant to be,’’ Alonso said, standing in street clothes as the Sounders worked out at Toronto FC’s indoor training facility in the northern part of the city.