LAFC’s Rossi, Vela on mend

Golden Boot winners Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi have started just four MLS games together for LAFC in the last 18 months. And that number is unlikely to change Saturday afternoon when LAFC faces the Seattle Sounders at Banc of California Stadium.

Coach Bob Bradley said that Vela has not participated in full training since coming out of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Austin FC midway through the first half with a muscle injury in his right thigh. Rossi is still slowed by the left hamstring injury that kept him out of that game. Defender Kim Moonhwan, who also missed the opener with Austin because of a knee injury, could play limited time Saturday in what would be his MLS debut.

— Kevin Baxter

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