Although the end of 2022 is near, 18 teams MX league They continue in a busy pre-season after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and ahead of the 2023 Clausura scheduled for January 6th.
One of the teams preparing for the new season with everything is Tigres de la UANL, who played a friendly against Santos Laguna last Tuesday; but the highlight of the game was not the score 1:1, but a strong blow that was received in the head by the feline striker Andre-Pierre Gignac and for which he had to be removed from the match.
The French striker did not come out on a stretcher, but was somewhat disoriented on the field after involuntarily receiving the ball from the Ecuadorian Felix Torres, who knocked him out and subsequently made him nauseous and dizzy.
After spending the night in the hospital, Gignac was informed that the stroke He presented with a head injury that would keep him under control for 48 hours. in which he would not be able to return to Tigres training. He is expected to return to university group activities on Thursday or Friday with greater safety.
Tigres doctor Gerardo Aguilar added that the studies They rule out serious head injury. and that the blow was directed more towards the neck. In addition, he noted that this is not the first time the Frenchman has received a strong blow to the neck, so this fact will be taken into account.
The first UANL Tigres game with a new coach since the sacking of Miguel “Piojo” Herrera and the hiring of two-time champion Diego Cocchi will be Sunday, January 8, when they will meet exactly as guests against Santos Laguna..
Source: La Opinion
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