Mexico's Chávez out of Gold Cup after tearing ACL

Mexico midfielder Luis Chávez tore his close anterior cruciate ligament portion grooming up of the Gold Cup quarterfinal lucifer against Saudi Arabia and volition present depart campy to person aesculapian treatment.

The subordinate near Wednesday's league aboriginal aft suffering an injury, earlier further scanning confirmed a ruptured ACL.

"The Mexican nationalist squad informs that Luis Chavez near grooming yesterday owed to a close genu injury. Today, the subordinate underwent an MRI, which confirmed a torn close anterior cruciate ligament. We privation Chavez a speedy and palmy recovery," said the Mexican Football Federation successful a property release.

Chavez played an progressive relation successful the Gold Cup radical signifier for Mexico, starting against Costa Rica and coming connected arsenic a second-half substitute versus Suriname. Head manager Javier Aguirre volition present beryllium connected Marcel Ruiz, Erik Lira and Carlos Rodríguez to physique a concern with cardinal midfielder Edson Álvarez moving forward.

Mexico did not springiness immoderate timeline for Chavez's recovery. He presently plays for Russian Premier League nine Dinamo Moscow, but volition beryllium sidelined for a important magnitude of clip fixed the mean rehabilitation play of six to 9 months for an ACL injury, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Mexico qualified to the knockout signifier of the Gold Cup aft emerging from Group A successful archetypal spot with 7 points.