The television networks TUDN and ESPN reported this Tuesday that Javier Aguirre, Mexican coach, He was hospitalized in the city of Guadalajara, a few hours before El Tri faced the United States of America in a friendly match. Mauricio Pochettino.
The information indicates that Aguirre felt bad this Tuesday morning at the Mexican team’s concentration hotel, for which he was transferred to a hospital in Guadalajara.-
Studies were carried out at the clinic, but so far neither the Football Federation nor the Mexican national team have issued official information on the ‘Vasco’ health status.
Márquez can lead the team in the game
It is also unknown if the 65-year-old coach will appear on the bench for the friendly against the Americans, which will be played on the night of Guadalajara. Rafa Márquez is his assistant.
The former coach of Osasuna, Atlético, Zaragoza, Espanyol, Leganés and Mallorca made his last public appearance on Monday at the press conference prior to the match that is known as the ‘Concacaf classic’ due to the rivalry between the two teams. North Americans.
Third trip to the front of El Tri
Aguirre assumed the technical direction of Mexico last July, in his third stage in El Tri, and his management began with a victory against New Zealand and a draw against Canada in September.
In October Aguirre equalized against Valencia last Saturday, and the friendly against the United States is the last match before he makes his debut with Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League in November.
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