Why Chucky Lozano Didn’t Play For San Diego Fc In Mls Cup Playoffs

Hirving “Chucky” Lozano was near retired of nan San Diego FC squad owed to an soul matter arsenic nan Californian description broadside picked up its first playoff win.

San Diego picked up a 2–1 triumph successful beforehand of 32,500 fans astatine Snapdragon Stadium against nan Portland Timbers, putting them wrong a crippled of nan Western Conference semifinals. 

Despite being successful attendance pinch his family, gathering up pinch number proprietor and San Diego Padres prima Manny Machado, positive taking successful warmups and post-match festivities, Lozano was near retired of nan matchday squad. 

According to a study from The Athletic, Lozano’s absence was owed to a verbal altercation successful nan locker room aft he was unhappy astir being substituted astatine halftime successful a crippled against nan Houston Dynamo connected Oct. 4. 

After leaving him retired of nan squad for nan final lucifer of nan regular season, an eventual 4–0 triumph complete Portland, caput coach Mikey Varas explained, “We had a business we’re dealing pinch internally.”

Meanwhile, Lozano took to his personal Instagram to connection his penetration connected nan situation. 

“I’m a passionate and competitory personification who ever wants to springiness everything for nan team. Sometimes, that aforesaid strength tin lead to reactions that don’t bespeak who I americium aliases nan respect I person for everyone astir me,” nan 30-year-old said. “I didn’t respond successful nan correct way, and I’ve already taken responsibility, addressed it, and moved forward.

“What matters astir to maine is continuing to grow—as a player, arsenic a teammate and arsenic a person. Every time I’m learning, improving and doing my champion to lend positively to nan team. I’m afloat focused connected what’s ahead, connected nan goals we stock and connected helping San Diego execute everything we’ve been moving for.”

Varas added further remark connected Sunday pursuing nan win, seemingly keeping nan doorway unfastened for Lozano’s return arsenic soon arsenic crippled two. 

“Like we said, we had a business that we’ve been handling internally, and we said we would return it time by day, week by week, and we deliberation Hirving’s consequence has been really affirmative successful nan training,” he said.

“He's moving really hard. He's showing a batch of committedness to getting backmost into nan team, and we had already communicated to him earlier this game, that bar, arsenic agelong arsenic there's nary setback this week that he'll beryllium back.”

The first signing successful nine history, Lozano enjoyed comparative occurrence successful his first MLS season, scoring 9 goals and 10 assists, but was overshadowed by Danish prima Anders Dreyer successful an MVP-caliber campaign.

San Diego FC return to nan transportation for crippled 2 connected Saturday astatine Providence Park successful Portland, looking to expanse nan first-round bid and beforehand to nan last 8 of nan MLS Cup playoffs.

If they do so, they would look either nan Seattle Sounders or Minnesota United. 

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