The head coach of the Mexican football team, Gerardo 'Tata' Martino, is in doubt to travel to Honduras for the penultimate date of the Concacaf tie, due to a problem he has in his right eye, which would prevent him from getting on the plane.
“It's not something I can confirm yet, there's nothing I can say,” said the Argentine strategist on Thursday night after drawing zero against the United States at the Azteca stadium.
However, TUDN and ESPN confirmed an hour later that the DT will not take the flight to San Pedro Sula, which has sparked a series of speculations about his continuation on the Aztec bench during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, should he qualify.
He has had to deal with this health problem throughout his tenure with the tricolor team. In September 2021, Martino was in two knockout matches, due to the fact that he suffered a retinal detachment, which caused his assistant, Jorge Theiler to have to lead the commitments against Costa Rica and Panama.
Also during Mexico's visit to Canada, in the qualifying round, Tata presented health problems in one of her knees, which prevented her from going to the press conference and had to do it from one of the corridors.
Néstor Araujo came out of the lineup due to a stomach problem
The defender of the Mexican national team, Néstor Araujo, was considered to start against the United States, but came out of the lineup due to a gastrointestinal problem from which he could not recover.
“Araujo had a gastrointestinal problem, in the last 48 hours and Johan entered the competition,” commented Gerardo Martino, after drawing to zero with the United States.
The place of Néstor Araujo was taken by Johan Vasquez, who was able to be the holder in the commitments against the United States, both in Mexican territory and in the Barras y las Estrellas, and also had activity against the Canadian team
The discriminatory cry was heard in the stands of the Azteca Stadium during the match between Mexico and the United States, corresponding to the Concacaf qualifying round for the Qatar b2022 World Cup.
The cry forbidden by FIFA was presented at the Estadio Azteca in the last minutes of the Mexican-American compromise, which ended zero to zero.
During the week, fans of the bLiga MX had threatened the Mexican Football Federation with putting into practice the homophobic cry, following the punishments imposed on the Gallos de Querétaro, for the incidents that occurred at the Corregidora stadium.
The threat from fans became a trend on social networks, where those who attended the stadium were invited to put into practice the cry, which is pursued by FIFA and has caused games without an audience for the Tricolor.
In the game between Mexico and the United States, the homophobic cry was heard, most of them without receiving a wake-up call or being expelled from the building.
The homophobic cry is forbidden by FIFA and has become an expression that appears to demonstrate against the Mexican Football Federation.
The sanctions against the Gallos de Querétaro, for the brawl that caused 26 injuries, caused displeasure among the fans of the Liga MX, as they expected it to be more drastic against the team playing at the Corregidora Stadium.
In the first half, the audience had an exemplary behavior, but in the complement the homophobic cry was heard.
Mexico has battled with the scream, as it has also been heard in matches in the Concacaf Champions League, Liga MX, pre-olympic and in previous tournaments, despite the campaigns that the Tricolor team has done
Authorities reported that those who screamed would be removed from the stadium and could face punishment for up to five years without attending a Mexican election game, as Yon de Luisa, president of the FMF, revealed to ESPN.