The Galaxy and the U.S. national team, both of which have been battered by injuries this spring, got more bad Tuesday when it was determined that midfielder Sebastian Lletget will miss four to six months to recover from an injury to his left foot.
The injury, sustained early in the U.S. team’s win over Honduras in a World Cup qualifier in San Jose last week, was originally described as a strain. But after further tests the medical team of U.S. Soccer and the Galaxy, headed by foot and ankle specialist Dr. Rachel Triche, determined Lletget has a Lisfranc injury, which the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons describe as a midfoot injury in which “bones are broken or ligaments that support the midfoot are torn.