One of the big surprises in the Honduras lineup was the absence of Antony ‘Choco’ Lozano who was not even uniformed for this knockout debut against Canada at BMO Field in Toronto.
Lozano arrived at the rally on Monday and barely had two training sessions with the team, but the coach Fabián Coito he explained that his absence was not due to the little work he had with the group.
The Uruguayan in a press conference, after the 1-1 draw in Toronto, reported that Lozano arrived with an injury problem which he had in his last match with the Cadiz against Osasuna in the Spanish League where he had to retire in the first half.
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“Lozano the other day came out in the half time of his team due to a muscle overload and was not in order for this match, let’s see his evolution thinking about the next match (against El Salvador), both well we can count on him “, the Uruguayan DT explained at the beginning of his appearance.
Another concern of the Honduran press was to know the severity of Alex Lopez’s injury who after scoring from the penalty spot in the 39th minute, immediately suffered a muscle injury in the back thigh of his left leg and he had to come out of change giving the opportunity to Romell Kyoto.
“He felt an overload, he was already coming with a bit of fatigue from the game he played in the Costa Rican league, he was not to follow after the penalty, we’ll see how it evolves, for now it’s too early to talk about their situation thinking about the next match, “he reported Coitus Ax.