Alan Pulido is recovering from a suture on his right ankle, so his presence on the court will depend on the evolution he shows
The Mexican National Team that will play the Gold Cup is already complete after this Friday the forward reported to the concentration Alan Pulido, who is recovering from a suture performed on his right ankle after a spectacular injury suffered last week in the duel he played with his team, Sporting Kansas City, against LAFC.
The attacker arrived in California with an orthopedic boot to protect the wound on his right ankle. and avoid any complication that could jeopardize your participation in the Gold Cup.
Pulido has been training separately for the past week while waiting for the stitches to be removed and end the wound healing process to fully join the work with the rest of their colleagues.
Sources told ESPN that the medical team of the Mexican team trusts that Pulido will be available for the start of the Gold Cup on July 10. but they have been emphatic in pointing out that they will not accelerate the attacker’s recovery, Alan’s wound is in an area of the ankle with a lot of flexion and it is necessary to wait for a good healing to avoid any relapse and that he is out of activity for a longer time .
For this Saturday’s duel against Nigeria, Pulido is totally ruled out and within the Mexican team they do not rule out that he will also miss the first match of the Gold Cup, although this will be defined next week when evaluating his physical evolution.
In this situation, Rogelio Funes Mori is shaping up to be the starting striker of the tricolor attack, although as soon as Alan Pulido is recovered the competition for the starting position will start from scratch.
Notably The Mexican National Team this Friday afternoon will have their last training session in California before taking on Nigeria at the Los Angeles Coliseum; Martino is expected to start the duel against the Africans with the team that will start the Gold Cup on July 10 at the Dallas Cowboys stadium.