SAN JOSE — Earthquakes winger Cordell Cato suffered a hamstring muscle strain in a game last weekend and is expected to miss two to three weeks, coach Dominic Kinnear said Tuesday.

Cato, 23, left the game Saturday against Sacramento Republic FC in the 20th minute with a non-contact injury. The injury to the Trinidad and Tobago international comes days after the team lost midfielder Marc Pelosi for three to four months to fix tendinitis in the knee.

But the Quakes also had a “player of interest” running on the sideline Tuesday during practice. Kinnear declined to identify the player, who would be the team’s fourth offseason move to bolster its depth.

San Jose also welcomed Fatai Alashe at practice this week after he spent the winter training camp recovering from hernia surgery. The central midfielder practiced Monday but not Tuesday.

“It’s a race against time for opening day,” Kinnear said of Alashe’s return.

The Earthquakes open the Major League Soccer season March 6 at Avaya Stadium against the Colorado Rapids. They also announced Tuesday the team will play its 20th anniversary game April 2 against D.C. United to honor MLS’ inaugural match April 6, 1996 at Spartan Stadium.

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