Tajon Buchanan 'suffers broken leg' after 'freak accident' in Canada training at Copa America with Inter star now facing lengthy spell on sidelines

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.

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.

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."

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.