{"id":427747,"date":"2023-02-27T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=427747"},"modified":"2023-02-27T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:11:13","slug":"rapids-leading-scorer-rubio-out-for-up-to-five-weeks-with-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/rapids-leading-scorer-rubio-out-for-up-to-five-weeks-with-knee-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapids leading scorer Rubio out for up to five weeks with knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-12\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>The Colorado Rapids forward Diego Rubio will be unavailable for up to five weeks after undergoing a successful arthroscopic procedure to remove a loose body in his right knee, the MLS club said on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiegoRubio_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DiegoRubio_<\/a> has undergone successful surgery on his right knee. <\/p>\n<p>Wishing him a speedy recovery!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFbT2hHEfe\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/EFbT2hHEfe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EsSePyne9d\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EsSePyne9d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColoradoRapids\/status\/1630236793751711756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Rapids announced that the 29-year-old Chilean international is expected to be sidelined between two to five weeks as he recovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-12\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>Rubio was Colorado\u2019s leading scorer in 2022 with 16 goals and seven assists in 30 matches (28 starts).<\/p>\n<p>That equaled the Rapids\u2019 single-season scoring record and set a new club record for single-season goal contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>In the absence of Rubio, Colorado are expected to lean upon homegrown forward Darren Yapi and offseason trade acquisition Kevin Cabral in the No. 9 spot.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old US youth international Yapi started Colorado\u2019s season-opening <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/sounders-open-mls-season-with-resounding-4-0-win-over-rapids\/\">4-0 win over Seattle Sounders<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>Rubio has played in MLS since 2016, spending three seasons with Sporting Kansas City before moving to Colorado in 2019. 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