Injured Rodman exits in tears, set for scans Thu.

An affectional Trinity Rodman had to beryllium helped disconnected the tract during the archetypal fractional of the Washington Spirit's 4-0 Concacaf W Champions Cup radical signifier triumph implicit Monterrey connected Wednesday.

The United States prima went to crushed aft attempting a tackle on the close touchline. After being helped to her feet by trainers, Rodman appeared incapable to enactment immoderate value connected her close limb earlier being helped to the sideline portion successful evident distress.

After being replaced by Brittany Ratcliffe successful the 41st minute, Rodman was past seen heading to the locker country connected crutches astatine halftime.

She was spotted connected the tract aft the crippled successful a full-length genu brace and inactive connected crutches. Spirit manager Adrián González said helium didn't person an update connected Rodman but to accidental that the team's prima striker would acquisition scans Thursday.

With Wednesday's victory, the Spirit won Group B of the lawsuit and clinched a berth successful the semifinals.

Rodman has been sidelined aggregate times due to the fact that of a backmost wounded successful the past respective months. She has appeared lone erstwhile for the U.S. women's nationalist squad since the gold-medal winning effort astatine the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Earlier Wednesday, Rodman had been recalled to the USWNT roster for the archetypal clip since April.

U.S. caput manager Emma Hayes spoke past of her excitement astatine having a steadfast Rodman disposable aft the guardant was sidelined for 4 months successful an effort to remedy her backmost issue. The 23-year-old had scored 7 goals successful 13 games for the Spirit since her return.

"I'm ace excited to person Trin backmost with the radical -- but a steadfast Trin I deliberation is the important thing," Hayes said astatine a quality conference.

"When she came successful in April, she truly felt she was successful a bully place, but the world was, I deliberation truthful overmuch adrenaline got her done that crippled successful L.A., but afterward that world deed location that determination were immoderate issues successful her backmost that were unresolved. ...

"She's 1 of the champion players successful the world, and we've had to play without her for much than a year."

The U.S. volition play Portugal connected Oct. 23 successful Chester, Pennsylvania, and again connected Oct. 26 successful East Hartford, Connecticut.