Minnesota United’s Abu Danladi participated in Tuesday’s training session in Blaine, but the second-year striker’s right-ankle injury continues to hinder him.

If he misses the Loons’ game against first-place Sporting Kansas City at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday, it will be five straight games missed for Minnesota’s season-opening starter.

After Tuesday’s session, coach Adrian Heath said Danladi is not 100 percent recovered from the April 22 injury suffered in a 3-1 loss to Seattle. “He’s training, and it’s day to day,” Heath said. “We’ll see where he is.”

Danladi, scoreless in 183 minutes across fives games this season, also missed two games in March with a hamstring injury sustained 29 minutes into the March 3 season opener.

CALVO CALL-UP

With Francisco Calvo’s inclusion on Costa Rica’s World Cup roster announced Monday, United has begun preparations for the absence of its captain center back. Calvo will leave for Costa Rica’s training camp on May 28 and is expected to be away from the Loons through at least late June.

“The training schedule for the Brent Kallmans, the Wyatt Omsbergs, will be changing accordingly because the hardest thing for them guys is to be fit and game ready when you’re not playing games,” Heath said. “That is not just them. It happens to a lot of teams in this league. … Certainly it will be change of personnel.”

Calvo will remain with the Loons through the game against Montreal on May 26, but he will miss Kansas City (June 3) and, after United has a break, Colorado Rapids (June 23) and likely Dallas (June 29).

Costa Rica’s group-stage games are against Serbia on June 17, Brazil on June 22 and Switzerland on June 27. If Costa Rica advances to the next round, Calvo’s absence will be longer.

Kallman has played only 91 minutes in two games this season. He subbed on for a minute in a 2-1 victory over Chicago on March 17 and played a full 90 in a 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on March 24.

Omsberg, who has played 105 minutes in two games with United, has been on loan with the USL’s Tulsa Roughnecks to get some more experience. The rookie played 90 minutes against Phoenix on Saturday and 90 against Sacramento on April 28. Related Articles Loons’ Adrian Heath, Kei Kamara believe they can strike simpatico partnership

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QUINTERO’S MEDIA BLITZ

United’s Darwin Quintero traveled to Miami for a dozen or so interviews with Spanish-speaking media on Sunday and Monday. He visited ESPN Deportes, Univision, BeIn and others before coming back for training on Tuesday.

The Loons’ first million-dollar player, Quintero has a following in Latin America as a native Colombian who played in Mexico for nearly a decade. The interviews help the second-year MLS franchise become known in those soccer-centric areas.

BRIEFLY

Midfielder Ibson and fullback Eric Miller were not seen during the training section open to media. Goalkeeper Matt Lampson watched from the side. … The Loons welcomed a few college players to train with them this week. United had a similar arrangement with players last summer that included fullback Carter Manley, whom the club later selected with the 23rd pick in the January MLS SuperDraft.