Injured Altidore misses East semifinal vs. New York City FC

Anthony Lopopolo• ·
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 06: Jozy Altidore (17) of Toronto FC gets injured on a sliding tackle by Jonathan Mensah of Columbus Crew (4) during the second half of the MLS regular season match between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew on October 6, 2019, at BMO Field in Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore could not overcome a quadriceps injury in time for Wednesday's Eastern Conference semifinal against New York City FC.

Altidore, 29, missed TFC's 5-1 extra-time win over D.C. United on Saturday. Teammate Omar Gonzalez was also ruled out of that contest with a hamstring issue but made the bench for the semifinal at Citi Field.

Alejandro Pozuelo remains up top in a false-nine role, with Tsubasa Endoh and Nicolas Benezet on the flanks.

Altidore sustained the injury in Toronto's penultimate game of the regular season - a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew - and was forced out of the United States' Nations League matches.

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