The Canadian national team is expected to have a familiar face in the starting line-up for its next match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup match.

A calf injury ruled out veteran Julian de Guzman for Canada’s tournament opener, a 2-0 loss to the United States in Detroit on Tuesday. But coach Stephen Hart confirmed the Toronto FC midfielder has worked out with the team and is ready to return for Saturday evening’s encounter against Guadeloupe in Tampa.

“He trained the last two days and looked sharp, [he] was buzzing around, so he is fit for selection,” Hart told reporters during a conference call on Friday.

Hart does, however, have injury concerns, revealing that two members of his roster are questionable for Saturday’s match. The Canadian coach declined to reveal the identity of the players.

“I am waiting on the medical team to come tell me what they think. Two players trained; one trained only for about 10 minutes, and the other one pushed himself through training, and I’m not sure he can play,” said Hart.

Hart also hinted that he could make a goalkeeping change.

Lars Hirschfeld started in net against the Americans, but his performance was blighted by conceding a weak opening goal in the 16th minute on a shot he should have saved.

“It’s goalkeeping, isn’t it? Any sort of mistake by a goalkeeper is the ultimate result. Lars is a professional and he knows he should have done better. … He’ll bounce back from that,” Hart stated.

Meanwhile, No. 2 goalkeeper Milan Borjan is waiting in the wings, and he will likely see action either against Guadeloupe or in Canada’s match against Panama on June 14 in Kansas City

“Right now, I’ve told them the [No. 1 goalkeeping] position is up to fight for, as are a couple of other positions. One of the things we need to do is keep the squad fresh and so I am sure you will see [Milan],” Hart said.

Canada currently sits in last place in Group C, tied with Guadeloupe with zero points. The U.S. and Panama lead the group with three points apiece, and as the top two teams move on to the next round, Canada can ill afford to drop any points against Guadeloupe.

Despite his team’s rough start at the Gold Cup, Hart believes Canada can go far in the tournament.

“We’ll have to be a little more consistent in what we do. We had some excellent chances that we did not put away [against the U.S.] and we probably will need to be a lot more clinical that way,” Hart explained.

“Of course, on the other end, we have to be more concentrated and show more discipline. You can’t win a tournament without defending well and having [shutouts], and more so from the fact that we are not a big-scoring team. We have to look at it from both ends, but I believe if we fall into the right rhythm, the right run of form, we can go deep.”

Canada looked timid and lethargic at times against the U.S. but Hart ruled out drastically changing his formation and tactics, including moving Dwayne De Rosario from the wing to the focal point of the attack.

“Dwayne played up front in [recent games] and unless you put him right on top, which he is not very comfortable, I think that would be sort of clutching at straws,” Hart said. “He plays best out wide and he plays best behind the striker, and he scored a lot of goals playing out wide for both Toronto and Canada at international level.”