Captain Andrés Guardado is out of the Gold Cup and will not abandon El Tri

With 34 years old Andrés Guarded was preparing to dispute as leader of Mexico a new Gold Cup and a muscular problem will prevent him, unless Martino has patience with him

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The exams to which he was subjected Andrés Guarded , captain of the Mexican soccer team , threw the expected and will miss a month of competition in the Gold Cup. He presented a muscle problem in his left leg and will have to undergo several four weeks of rehabilitation.

This information was revealed in the first instance by journalist Rubén Rodríguez from Fox Sports , in charge of closely covering the details of the Tri. Then it was confirmed by different media,

Guarded will be out for a month due to a muscle issue in his left leg.

The exams yielded a result that the player expected https://t.co/btI1He2OkA

– 👥Rubén Rodríguez (@ruubenrod) June 29, 2021

However, Marca Claro reported that Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino wants to keep him in the Mexican concentration. Let him do the rehabilitation with the national team and serve as a guide and advisor for the group that will fight to lift the Gold Cup.

Guarded will be out against Curaçao, El Salvador and another rival to be defined in Group A. If he would be available for the knockout round, it remains to be seen if Martino will keep him on the list despite not being able to play in the initial phase of the competition.

Mexico will debut on 10 July against that rival to be confirmed, then will play against Curaçao on 14 and will close against El Salvador on 18 of the same month. They want to wash the image left after losing the Nations League final against the United States.

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