Regardless of whether he is a starter or not, Santiago Gimenez demonstrated a few hours before the final of the Concacaf Nations League was played that Within the Mexican National Team, unity reigns ahead of the decisive match they will play against the United States at AT&T Stadium in Texas.
The Feyenoord forward who has been the protagonist of the news in recent days for his reaction to being left out of the semifinal match that El Tri won against the Panama National Team (3-0) used his social networks to send a message about the unity that there are doors inside the selection.
“One more final with my Mexican National Team. Let’s all go together for that cup.”wrote the Mexican player in a publication that he accompanied with an image of him arriving at the stadium where they will face off against the stars and stripes team.
After the discomfort shown by Santiago Giménez during Mexico’s first game, there was speculation about his chances of starting this Sunday against the United States. The Mexican coach Jaime Lozano would have opted again for Henry Martín to be there from the start.
The center forward of the Águilas del América had a great performance in the duel against the Panamanians, playing the 90 minutes of the game and providing the assist for the goal with which Julián Quiñones put his name on the scoreboard in which Edson Álvarez and Edson Álvarez also appeared Orbelín Pineda.
Before starting the training camp with El Tri, Santiago Giménez had acknowledged that he was finding it difficult to earn a starting position in the Mexican team despite having had several opportunities to succeed, and in these games he hoped to be able to take another step to achieve it.
However, at the first opportunity, Feyenoord’s top scorer this season and the third best scorer in the Eredivisie, was left on the substitute bench, which caused him annoyance that he expressed with a gesture that captured the attention of many in the surrounding area. Mexican selection.
Now we have to wait to see if he will have playing time this Sunday against the United States and that he can take advantage of them to continue gaining confidence for the next commitments of the Mexican team that this year will also be competing in the Copa América in the United States.
It must be remembered that Santiago Giménez is not having the expected performance in 2024 with his team since, although he is the best scorer, the Mexican striker has shown many ups and downs since the resumption of the Netherlands championship, which has earned him the target of harsh criticism.
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