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USMNT’s Sergiño Dest sidelined with ACL injury, will miss Copa América

May 1, 2024 at 12:03 p.m. EDT

Sergiño Dest, a 2022 World Cup starter, was instrumental in the U.S. team's 2-0 victory over Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League final March 24. (Julio Cortez/Associated Press)

Sergiño Dest, the highly skilled right back for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, will undergo ACL surgery and miss this summer’s Copa América, a major tuneup for the 2026 World Cup.

“I will have an operation soon and will try to come back as soon as possible to my top level,” he said Wednesday.