The extent of Javier Morales' injury appears to be getting more serious as more news comes out of Real Salt Lake. According to the RSL Tribune's Michael Lewis, Morales dislocated his ankle, broke two bones and tore some ligaments as well. The prognosis is that Morales will need at minimum four months to recover.
Javier Morales Breaks Ankle, Tears Ligaments, Out At Least Four Months
Morales' RSL teammates were obviously upset after the match, which they managed to win on a 87th minute goal from Will Johnson. RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman was particularly incensed on the field.
Midfielder Kyle Beckerman clearly emotional in the locker room, said he felt like he wanted to "choke-slam somebody" after the injury.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck 
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Michael C. Lewis
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In the coming days, focus will almost certainly be on Marcos Mondaini, whose tackle from behind broke Morales ankle. On the tackle, Mondaini did not seem to have any chance at making a play on the ball. It was clearly a cynical foul meant to slow up play as RSL was building the attack from just outside the penalty area. Mondaini was given a red card.
The play was somewhat similar to Brian Mullan's leg-breaking tackle of Steve Zakuani, for which he received a 10-match suspension.
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