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For: Kike Frías Updated 22 Jan 2022, 13: 37 pm EST
Less than a week for the Mexican team to return to the ring in the Concacaf Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2021, a news from England alerts the coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino: Raúl Jiménez suffered an injury with Wolverhampton and was unable to play in the last Premier League match.
Some discomfort in the calf caused Jiménez could not play this Saturday’s game between the “Lobos” and Brentford. It is the sixth injury at the club, so the technical management will have to rethink physical preparation if they want to continue with the good results in the second part of the season.
“Raúl felt something in his calf, so we are protecting him. I don’t want to create problems for him”
Bruno Lage, manager of Wolverhampton
Jiménez joins the losses of Hwang Hee-chan, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto, Jonny Otto and Yerson Mosquera in the Wolves, a real headache for the Portuguese coach Lage.
Despite his low scoring record (four goals), the Mexican is crucial in Wolverhampton’s game idea. Also would miss him Tata if he didn’t have him available when Thursday in January as a visitor to Jamaica and the following Sunday when they face off against the always difficult Costa Rica; Panama is still on the calendar the following Wednesday.
However, Marca Claro has ensured that Jiménez’s discomfort is reduced to an injury to the right soleus that will not affect his call with the Tri for the Qualifiers.
The attacker will be evaluated by the medical staff of the Mexican team upon arrival in the country and It will be decided if he can be available against Jamaica , but there is optimism in the coaching staff that is already aware of the current situation .
Raúl Jiménez’s club is unstoppable
Wolverhampton was not daunted by the loss of Raúl Jiménez and added their third victory of 2022 in the same number of matches. Supported by the experienced Joao Moutinho, they beat Brentford 1-2 as visitors.
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The crash was surrounded by a bit of a rarity due to the presence of an unidentified drone in the stadium, forcing the engagement to be stopped for several minutes.
The goals came in the second half. Moutinho assumed the visiting leadership and opened the scoring with a great shot from the edge of the box to finish off a wall with Nelson Semedo. Brentford reacted and equalized in the 48 when Ivan Toney took advantage of a pass from Bryan Mbeumo to beat Jose Sa.
But seven minutes later the Wolves took the lead again. In the 71′ Moutinho found Ruben Neves who he beat Danish Jonas Lossl with a strong shot.
Wolverhampton is placed seventh in the table, just two points behind Tottenham, sixth. Brentford sinks to the bottom with this loss, their fourth in a row.