Alexis Vega was injured and was taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
Alexis Vega having to leave the party of Mexico in front Costa Rica in the 40th minute, after a strong entry in which he suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from continuing in the match of the World Cup qualifier and was replaced by the cruzazulino Orbelín Pineda.
The Chivas player was also retired in stretcher and immediately went for review to determine the extent of the injury in a play in which the Costa Rican player was only cautioned.
“He will go to the hospital only for check-up. It’s not serious,” he told ESPN a source of the Mexican selection present in the National Stage, during the duel between tics and Mexicans.
Alexis Vega was the most dangerous of the Mexican selection, Because his forays ended in dangerous plays in front of the goal of Keylor Navas, but a foul in the final minutes of the first half prevented him from continuing in the engagement against the Ticos.
The Chivas player who had to be helped off the pitch, was Francisco Calvo as he was unable to finish the game. Alexis Vega had to go out to stretcher and went straight to the locker rooms, to be checked and ruled out a serious injury. With gestures of pain, they set off the alarms.
Sources of the Mexican selection at the National Stadium they said Vega was immediately reviewed by Dr. José Luis Serrano and kinesiologist Carlos Peçanha in the locker rooms of the property.
After initial assessments by the medical staff, it was decided to transfer the footballer to a hospital in San José in order to determine the extent of the injury, and it is not yet defined whether the Chivas player will travel with the rest of the Selection in Panama for the third duel of the World Cup qualifier or he will return to Guadalajara to begin his recovery with his club.
Alexis Vega he was one of the stars of Mexico in the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020. He finished like one of the best four soccer players of the match, in the phase of groups, and to the end he could leave with the bronze medal.
In the match against Jamaica, Vega scored one of the two goals of the Tricolor and had won a new opportunity to be a starter in the CONCACAF elimination round, now against Costa Rica.
In the locker rooms, the striker is expected to be checked to rule out a serious injury and try to get him ready for the match against Panama, which is played in the middle of next week.