Syracuse redshirt junior Nicky Galasso said on Tuesday he “should be good to go” for the Orange’s game against Maryland on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

“We hope so,” SU head coach John Desko said. “He’s getting better every day. I’m sure it’ll be close.”

Galasso missed No. 2 SU’s first two games with an upper-body injury and was sidelined for all of last year with a foot injury. He added that he expects to mostly play at midfield for Syracuse this season.

The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2010 coming out of West Islip (N.Y.) High School, Galasso went to North Carolina for his first two seasons — his sophomore year was plagued with an injury to his other foot.

He transferred to Syracuse before the start of last year but has yet to take the field in an Orange uniform.

“It’s been a while since I’ve stepped on that field,” he said. “I’m very anxious to get out there and I hope I can against Maryland.”