The Argentine striker
Rogelio Funes Mori
, who played with Mexico in the World Cup in Qatar, did not start his time with the
Pumas UNAM
with good luck , where he ended up after a great journey in
Rayados de Monterrey
.
The thing is that in his second game with his new shirt, he suffered
a shocking injury
that forced
emergency
surgery , without yet having a deadline for his return to the fields.
"Funes Mori presented discomfort after a blow he suffered in a play during the match against Atlético de San Luis yesterday; the diagnosis was a fracture of two costal arches, which led to a pneumothorax, for which he underwent surgery successfully
," the club reported in a press release.
WHAT BAD LUCK, MELLI!
In his SECOND game for Pumas, Rogelio Funes Mori was injured in this play and had to undergo surgery: fracture of two costal arches, which led to a pneumothorax.
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The play, around 37 minutes into the initial stage, was a typical clash between forward and defender fighting for the ball, but the consequences were serious for Funes Mori, who took over the right intercostal area.
Originally from Mendoza, the 32-year-old attacker is one of the best performing foreigners in Mexican soccer in the last eight years.
With
160 goals
he established himself as the Rayados' top scorer, whom he left to emigrate to Pumas.
Last Sunday Funes Mori played the second half with the Pumas in the 1-0 victory over Juárez FC and this Friday he lined up as a starter, but left the field at halftime, in the 3-1 defeat against San Luis.
With a victory and a loss, the Pumas occupy seventh place in the Clausura tournament in which they will reappear next Sunday against Pachuca.
With information from EFE