Pau Aguilar will be absent from the Eagles after the defender tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the Copa MX match that América played on Wednesday against Veracruz and that secured their place in the quarterfinals.

The injury occurred in the 57th minute when the defender was pressuring an opponent, but his leg got stuck on the field. Ricardo Peláez, sports director of the Eagles, confirmed the injury that will keep Paul out of action for the next six months.

"Unfortunately, he has a torn anterior cruciate ligament, we have already talked to him, he was here in the morning and his teammates spent time with him. The doctor's plan is to let the swelling reduce for three or four days and then have the surgery performed by Dr. Rafael Ortega in Guadalajara," the director said.

He added that the injury had nothing to do with a play in which Paul left the field in the 17th minute due to a pain in the same knee. "It had nothing to do with it, we trust the player's word, we have an extraordinary medical team that we trust and nothing happened. He recovered, had it been different, he would have immediately left the field. Unfortunately, it happened as a result of a slip, he is fine, mentally strong, and the club has offered him everything for his speedy recovery."

On the other hand, on Thursday, the draw for the National Lottery on October 11 was presented, in which the lottery tickets will pay tribute to Club América, which will celebrate its Centennial the next day. There are 60,000 numbers in two series, for a total of 2.4 million tickets that will distribute 72 million pesos in prizes, with a main prize of 25 million.