CHESTER, Pa. – Philadelphia Union midfielder Roger Torres has sustained a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss approximately 8-10 weeks, according to manager Peter Nowak.

Torres suffered the injury during the Union’s 4-2 Reserve League victory Monday against the New England Revolution.

“It doesn’t look good," said Nowak. “His knee went completely to the side. I knew from the beginning there was something wrong. They will try and determine today and tomorrow what’s going to be the procedure from this but the MCL sprain is pretty bad.

“He’s going to specialists and getting everything checked out, but Roger will be without us for quite some time. It appears his injury is a lot more serious than we imagined.”

The 20-year-old Colombian didn’t make the active roster for the Union’s scoreless draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps on March 31.

Nowak said that once the swelling subsides, a magnetic resonance imaging test will be taken to determine the exact severity of the injury.

All the club can do now is wait.