In the 22nd minute of the first game of the LAFC season against Austin FC, Carlos Vela was accidentally replaced.
In a play from the rival area, Danny Musovski filtered a ball for the Mexican striker. Pasa was very strong and Vela could not connect with the ball. In his attempt to reach the ball, Vela suffered in the fall, so he asked for assistance on the bench. Los Angeles Coach, Bob Bradley, misinterpreted the sign that Vela made and chose to remove it from the game.
“I accelerated, it could be my fault. I’m not sure. (Vela) made a sign to us at the beginning and we thought he asked for the change “, explained Bob Bradley a few minutes after the incident on the FS1 show.
A surprised Carlos Vela was ready to return to the field after medical assistance, but Bradley had already made the change for Kwadwo Opoku.
He could be seen on the television show, while Bob Bradley apologizes to Vela, when the Los Angeles captain went through the technical area to the locker room.
In the debut match, LAFC is without Diego Rossi, due to a last minute muscle discomfort and without Vela due to misunderstanding.