Portland Thorns defender Emily Menges and forward Hayley Raso will both be unavailable for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Red Stars.

Thorns coach Mark Parsons said Menges, who has been dealing with a foot injury, was progressing and had not yet been ruled out for the club’s game against Sky Blue FC on April 28. Still, he said he wasn’t yet prepared to give an exact timeline for her return to play.

“Menges is progressing really well, but still no timeline," Parsons said. "She is building. She’s a couple of weeks away, I would say.”

Raso missed the first game of the season against the Orlando Pride to return to Australia and finalize her work visa. Parsons could not say why Raso was unable to sort out her visa situation sooner. He said she would likely return to the Thorns ahead of next week’s game against Sky Blue.

“Raso will not be there for the Chicago game, but we’re very confident that she will be there for the Sky Blue game," Parsons said. "A bit of a frustrating situation, but the fact that it’s getting done and solved now, hopefully, still gives us a runway of having her for three or four games before she goes to the World Cup.”

Thorns winger Midge Purce, who had been dealing with hamstring tightness during preseason, traveled with the Thorns to Chicago. Parsons said there is a good chance that she could be available for the game against the Red Stars Saturday.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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