ATLANTA (AP) - Fullback George Bello is expected to miss up to three months for Atlanta United because of a right thigh injury that has plagued the teenager all season.
The 17-year-old Bello was initially hurt in the CONCACAF Champions League opener at Herediano on Feb. 21. He returned 2 1/2 weeks later play 67 minutes for second-tier Atlanta United 2, but hadn’t appeared in a game since then.
Bello rejoined Atlanta United’s first team last week, but the adductor injury cropped up again during a training session Tuesday.
Coach Frank de Boer says surgery is required to repair a torn tendon. Bello will be out for at least two months and might be available for only about the last 10 games of the regular season.
Atlanta (2-3-2) faces Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.
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