A family medical situation has prevented the Italian from travelling to Minnesota to take part in Tuesday's All-Star Skills Challenge.
Fresh off a big win in Nashville last weekend, Toronto FC returns to action on Saturday when it hosts the Portland Timbers in another hugely important game.
Here are some news and notes from Tuesday's practice at the BMO Training Ground.
In this week's podcast, James Sharman, Jim Brennan and John Molinaro discuss Toronto FC's Canadian Championship win, and more.
Prince Owusu continued his hot run of form for TFC in their Canadian Championship victory over the League1 Ontario champions.
Toronto FC is trending in the right direction, but the club is still finding its footing as it competes on two different fronts.
Toronto FC advances to the quarter-finals after shutting out the League1 Ontario champions on Wednesday at BMO Field.