Mexico will be without Raúl Jiménez, the best player of the Javier Aguirre era, during its upcoming October international friendlies.
Jiménez was among the goals for El Tri when he scored a brilliant header to open the scoring against South Korea last month—Mexico’s most recent game. The goal was his 10th in 16 appearances since Aguirre returned as Mexico’s manager in the aftermath of the 2024 Copa América.
The Fulham striker has had a career renaissance over the past year. Many thought his best days were behind him after the life threatening injury he suffered during his time at Wolves, when he collided in the air with then Arsenal defender David Luiz.
Five years later, he’s the most important player for El Tri and seems destined to be Mexico’s starting striker in a World Cup for the first time in his career next summer.
However, for the first time since Sept. 2024, Jiménez won’t feature for Mexico during its international action. Jiménez picked up a knock recently that will sideline him from El Tri’s October friendly games against Colombia and Ecuador.
