A bit of a blessing in disguise as so many are getting called in as the team preps for the playoffs, the hope is of course that they are not hurt, the plus is they have compeitive games during the layoff in the lead up to the playoffs. Those being called in are Kaku, Kemar Lawrence, & Aaron Long for their senior teams while Omir Fernandez, Kyle Duncan and Cristian Casseres Jr. go to their respective U-23 teams. After the game on Sunday in Montreal they are off to represent their nations, after the break, the weekend of Oct. 19-20 the MLS 2nd season kicks off.
Kaku is back with his Paraguay for 2 games , in Serbia Oct. 10 then Slovakia 3 days later, he now has 3 caps while his stellar MLS play should get him a pair more.
Taxi, for his part is a regular with Jamaica since 2015, seeing a lot of time in this most recent Gold Cup, goes up against Aruba Oct. 12 then 3 days later Curacao.
Long is off to the first edition of the Concacaf Nations League Cup to take on Cuba and Canada in DC Oct 11 then north to BMO on the 15th, he now has 13 caps, a few as captain.
Duncan & Fernandez go back to the US U-23's for Oct. 7-15 with ex NYCFC HC Jason Kreis, both having been in a similar camp in Sept. with the senior team as well.
Cacesseres at just 19 joins the Venezuela U-23's as he continues his rise through their youth ranks for an Oct. 7 Brazil game then Boliva on the 16th, earlier this year he was with the U-20's.