Portland Timbers defender Bill Tuiloma will be unavailable to play in Sunday’s game against NYCFC, while defender Jorge Villafana and goalkeeper Jeff Attinella’s status for the match remains questionable.

Tuiloma is continuing to recover from a hamstring injury that he suffered during the club’s home opener against LAFC on June 1. Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said he was hopeful that Tuiloma would finally be able to return to training next week.

“Bill is still not ready to play,” Savarese said. “He’s still not there yet. Hopefully, next week he’ll start practicing fully. He’s getting closer and closer.”

Attinella is dealing with a shoulder injury and Savarese said he could not yet say whether he would be available for Sunday’s game at NYCFC. Villafana suffered a groin injury during Portland’s match against FC Dallas last week. Savarese could not say whether Villafana would be available for Sunday’s game at NYCFC either.

“We want to be smart about how we go about it," Savarese said. "(Villafana) has been playing very well and we want him to endure the entire season.”

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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