Canada star Tajon Buchanan faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after reportedly suffering a broken leg in training.

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  • Taken to hospital after incident in training on Monday
  • Featured in Canada's three group stage games at Copa America
  • 25-year-old signed for Inter Milan in January

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Training came to a halt on Monday after Buchanan sustained a lower leg injury, which The Athletic are now reporting is a leg break.

    The winger was taken to hospital, where scans revealed the severity of the injury. TSN reported that Buchanan broke his tibia and will undergo surgery on Wednesday morning.

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Buchanan had played a part in every game for Canada so far in their Copa America campaign, starting against Argentina and coming off the bench against Peru and Chile.

    Suddenly, Jesse Marsch loses a player who can stretch the field and attack with speed – in the most awful of circumstances, too.

  • WHAT BUCHANAN'S TEAMMATE SAID

    Canada's Alistair Johnston described Buchanan's injury as a "freak accident" to TSN.

    "It's a really difficult one, all of our minds are focused on this next match," Johnston said. "The thing with sports is freak accidents can happen. It was a nothing play, just a weird collision. Unfortunately stuff like that can happen."

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    WHAT NEXT FOR CANADA?

    Canada can't afford to let Buchanan's injury derail what has been a positive tournament for them. They recovered from a 2-0 defeat to Argentina in their opening group game to seal their place in the quarter-finals by beating Peru and drawing with Chile.

    Next up for Marsch's side is a meeting with Venezuela in Dallas on Friday.