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Héctor Herrera is not present in the Madrid derby for personal reasons; this morning it transpired that his 57-year-old mother, died due to covid-19, As reported by the newspaper Mark, From Spain.
The Mexican midfielder did not enter the call with Atletico Madrid since he had to travel urgently to Mexico with his family, trip for which counted on the permission of club.
???? Hector Herrera did not participate in the Madrid derby because his mother recently died of C0VID-19.
Our condolences to him and his family. ???????? pic.twitter.com/cGA0r0UbGL
– Atlético de Madrid FR ???????????? (@AtletiFrancia) March 7, 2021
It should be noted that previous weeks, Héctor Herrera also suffered from coronavirus and recently gave a negative result, so he returned to activity with the set mattress.
So far, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano thanks to a goal by Luis Suárez.
Through their respective Twitter accounts, the Mexican Federation of Soccer and the Mexican selection they expressed their condolences before the death of Maria Candelaria Lopez, mother of Héctor Herrera.
We join the grief imposed by the sensitive death of Maria Candelaria López, mother of Héctor Herrera, player of the National Team of Mexico.
Quick resignation to family and friends. QEPD.# FMF for Our Football pic.twitter.com/odh2jKnKPu
– Mexican Football Federation (@FMF) March 7, 2021
For its part, Pachuca also expressed its condolences to who was his player in the MX League.
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