LAFC coach Bob Bradley had some good news and some bad news to report on Carlos Vela on Friday.
The good news is Vela has returned to practice and might be available off the bench for Sunday’s game on the artificial turf in Seattle. The bad news is Vela, who injured his right quadriceps midway through the first half of the season opener, won’t start for a fourth straight week. That is likely to have a significant impact on LAFC’s chances against the Sounders, the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference.
“He has trained this week, it’s been up another notch, which is great,” Bradley said of his captain.