💪 Is Johnny Cardoso injured? What we know | OneFootball

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·29 March 2026

💪 Is Johnny Cardoso injured? What we know

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Johnny Cardoso has had an injury-riddled season and gave the United States a scare.

The former Betis midfielder has not fully managed to earn Diego Pablo Simeone’s trust, but he also has not been available on many occasions due to physical issues.


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Those concerns resurfaced in the friendly between the United States and Belgium, where the Americans lost 2-5.

We go back to halftime when, with the score at 1-1, Cardoso was replaced by Cristian Roldán.

But after all the alarm bells went off, it turned out to be just a scare. This is what Pochettino said:  "It was a planned substitution. He had been feeling discomfort during the week."

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