FC Dallas fans can breathe a big sigh of relief: Fabian Castillo’s injury isn’t serious.
The star Colombian winger was stretchered off the field in the dying moments of FCD’s season-opening 2-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, prompting fears that the 2015 MLS Best XI selection would miss significant time with an adductor injury.
He appears to be on track for a relatively quick recovery, however, telling The Dallas Morning News’ Jon Arnold on Tuesday that he’s hoping to be back in time for Saturday’s Texas derby match at the Houston Dynamo (8:30 pm ET, MLS LIVE).
“Good. I feel good,” said Castillo, who scored FCD's opener against Philadelphia. “Fortunately it wasn’t anything serious. Today [Tuesday] we did some work to try and stimulate the muscle again. It’s a little tight.”
According to Arnold, Castillo trained apart from the team on Tuesday and planned to do so again on Wednesday. Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja, who said after Sunday’s match that Castillo would likely miss a couple of weeks, is optimistic that the 23-year-old will be available on Saturday.
“Obviously, we will take care of him as much as we can, but knowing Fabian and knowing his body and everything, it may be very likely that he will be OK,” Pareja said.
