If the match against Brazil already looked very dangerous for Mexico, without Luis Angel Malagon The thing looks even more extreme. The worst thing is that this injury is long-term and the player will miss the entire Copa América.
The Club América goalkeeper, two-time Mexican soccer champion and who aimed to be a starter in the forced absence of Guillermo Ochoa, left the Mexican National Team concentration to undergo the corresponding studies and, as expected, the results were not positive.
According to FOX Deportes journalist, Fabiola Bravo, the goalkeeper’s recovery time is four weeks, so Jaime Lozano will surely have to use Julio González for the duel against the Verdeamarela. That is to say, elTri will use who is considered the team’s third goalkeeper, behind Malagón and Ochoa, when he returns.
Luis Ángel Malagón arrived from studies accompanied by kinesiologist Carlos Pecanha.
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But who will El Tri call to complete the Copa América squad list in the face of Malagón’s injury? The chosen one would be Carlos Acevedo, the Santos goalkeeper who has had ups and downs lately, since the decision to emancipate himself from the veteran Ochoa remains in place.
The America Cup It was the great opportunity in Malagón’s career, without Ochoa taking over the place, but El Tri must activate an emergency plan, since the tournament starts in two weeks.
On Saturday, June 8, Mexico faces the fifth best team in the world according to the FIFA Ranking. That is already a tremendous challenge in itself, but if we add that El Tri has been in crisis for years, that it does not have its best generation and that on top of that it will lose its starting goalkeeper, the risk becomes even greater.
