Matchday 33 of the Premier League will have a special meaning for Mexico as they are expected to face each other for the first time since they have been in England. Edson Alvarez and Raúl Jiménez, both players trained in the lower categories of the Águilas del América.
The match that will be played this Sunday at the Olympic Stadium in the English capital between West Ham and Fulham will have that additional spice with the Hammers looking for a victory that will allow them to continue fueling their dream of reaching European competition positions next season.
So much Edson Alvarezwho returned to action last date after serving a two-game suspension due to the accumulation of yellow cards, like Raúl Jiménez, already recovered from physical discomfort, have just played in their teams’ previous matches, so it is expected that they will be available to face each other. .
This duel could not take place during the first round of the season after Edson Álvarez was not present in the West Ham squad for that match that took place on December 10, where Fulham won 5-0 with a goal of Raul Jimenez.
It will be the fifth time that a confrontation between Mexicans takes place in the English championship where a total of 11 Aztec players have participated throughout its history, one of the most remembered being Javier “Chicharito” Hernández both with Manchester United and with West Ham.
The first meeting between Mexicans that took place in the Premier League occurred on September 25, 2010. Giovani Dos Santos, for Tottenham, and Pablo Barrera, for West Ham, were substitutes and entered during the course of the match that ended with a victory by the Hammers’ minimum.
That same year, but on October 2 there was a new clash between Aztec players with Barrera again as one of the protagonists. On this occasion he faced Carlos Salcido, a Fulham player, in a match that ended in a 1-1 draw in which both players started.
The other two clashes between Mexicans had Raul Jimenez, with Wolverhampton and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández with West Ham, face to face. The first time they met in the Premier League was on September 1, 2018 in a victory for Jiménez’s team.
The second time they met was on January 29, 2019 in another Wolverhampton victory, this time 3-0 in which Raúl Jiménez stood out with a double. Both Mexicans started with their teams and “Chicharito” Hernández went blank and was substituted in the 77th minute.
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