By Edgardo Avelar
Jun 28, 2024, 9:13 PM EDT
The Mexican team is immersed in a sea of doubts and injuries ahead of the duel against Ecuador that will define the future of both teams in the last match of group B in the first phase of the Copa America 2024 and where things are not looking good for the team directed by Jaime Lozano.
Not to go any further than when it was thought that defender Israel Reyes could be the natural replacement for the injured César Montes In the central defense of the Mexican national team, it turns out that the América defender woke up this Friday with a very swollen ankle that could leave him out of the lineup and, above all, from participating in the match against the Ecuadorians.
Obviously, this brings more problems to the tactical scheme of Jaime Lozano, a coach who has accustomed everyone in his process to making variants of man by man and not of operation and tactical dispositionTherefore, Reyes’ injury brings more problems to their troubled outlook after the defeat against Venezuela last Wednesday.
It is true that Montes is well recovered from the muscle ailment that forced him out of Mexico’s lineup. against the red wine, but with such bad luck that he was stepped on by a rival and his ankle is very badly hurt.
For these reasons, it will be moments before the game when the technical staff of the Mexican national team report who will be the elements that will appear in the starting eleven against the Ecuadorians, since there were options such as leaving Santiago Giménez on the bench and give Guillermo Martínez the alternative or go out with two attacking axes and two forwards, which would cause him to modify his formation to a 4, 4, 2, instead of his usual 4-3-3.
In this case it would not be strange to see Alexis Vega and Roberto Alvarado from the beginning along with Julian Quiñones and Guillermo Martínez in attack, supported by Carlos Rodríguez and Luis Romo in midfield.
Thus, the starting eleven would be: Julio González in goal; Jorge Sánchez, César Montes or Israel Reyes, Johan Vázquez and Gerardo Arteaga, in defense; Luis Romo, Carlos Rodríguez, Roberto Alvarado and Alexis Vega in the midfield and Julián Quiñones together with Guillermo Martínez or Santiago Giménez in the attack.
Although those who are closest to the Tricolor assure that there will be few movements and that in the end the only doubt will be in the attack with Memo Martínez and Santiago Giménez, which is why the next few hours are key in the future of the initial team of the Mexican team to go for the victory against Ecuador.
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