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A news that hits the 'eagles' like cold water. Roger Martinez will be out of the field for six to eight weeks due to a muscle injury, as reported by America this Wednesday. The Colombian forward will have to seek his recovery to be present in the Apertura 2022 Tournament of the Liga MX .
The Mexican football's most winning club with 13 titles lost its 28-year-old forward this Saturday during the match corresponding to the first round of the Apertura tournament in which they faced Atlas.
"The player has an injury in the proximal tendon of the left rectus femoris. The recovery time is six to eight weeks depending on his evolution," America said in a statement.
It should be noted that Martínez joined América in June 2018 and has scored 29 goals in 137 matches. Additionally, in the match at Estadio Azteca, América had its best scoring opportunities thanks to the Colombian, until he was injured in the first half.
This was América's start in the Apertura
The Eagles had a complicated start, as in the opening match they faced Atlas, the current two-time champion of the Liga MX. In the last five tournaments, the Coapa team has three wins, two draws, and zero losses in the first round matches.
The Argentine Fernando Ortiz, coach of América, acknowledged last Saturday that his team lacked mental clarity to overcome Atlas in the opening match of the Apertura 2022. "We played against a team that is the Mexican football's two-time champion; at times we did well, but I also believe that we didn't have ideas," he said.
Now, the team led by Fernando Ortiz will seek to defeat Monterrey's Rayados to get their first victory in the tournament.
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