06/22/2024
The Mexico national team achieved a victory in his first match in the Copa America 2024. With a goal from the footballer Gerardo Arteaga In the 69th minute, they beat Jamaica 1-0, at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
However, the Mexicans received bad news in the midst of the joy of victory. The midfielder Edson Alvarezcaptain and great figure of the Mexican team, was substituted due to an injury to his left leg during the first half of the match.
The steering wheel of the West Ham who has been linked in recent weeks with European football greats like Manchester Unitedwas injured in a non-contact action in the 27th minute at NRG Stadium in Houston (Texas).
Alvarez He ran towards his goal on a Jamaican counterattack when he collapsed on the grass and quickly raised his arm to call for medical assistance.
Holding the hamstrings between great gestures of pain, The Mexican captain needed help to leave the field without being able to support his left leg. Mexico’s substitutes waited for him on the sidelines to encourage him on his way to the locker room.
The former player of Ajax, 26, completed 80 international matches on Saturday in its debut in the Copa América, a tournament that Mexico had not played since the Centenario edition of 2016.
The possible loss of Álvarez for the next games would be a big blow for El Tri, which has him as a great reference in a squad that no longer has veterans like Guillermo Ochoa or other players who play in European football like Hirving Lozano.
Luis Romo, Monterrey midfielder, came on as a replacement for Álvarez when the scoreboard indicated a goalless draw. The next match of the Mexican National Team will be on Wednesday against Venezuela, which leads Group B.
