Coming off short rest and already missing a few key players due to injury, the Seattle Sounders will be a bit more short-handed than they expected when they play at Austin FC on Sunday. The latest addition to the injury report is Stefan Frei, who picked up a quad injury while making seven saves in the 1-1 tie with Club León on Thursday. In his place, Stefan Cleveland will get his first start of 2022, head coach Brian Schmetzer told the media on Saturday.
Despite being without Nicolas Lodeiro (health and safety protocols), Raúl Ruidiaz (hamstring), Yeimar (ankle), Schmetzer insisted the team’s expectations won’t change.