The bad news reached the Cougars before their match against Saprissa in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League round of 16.
The auriazul club reported through social networks, just five hours before the game against the ‘Monstruo Morado’, the loss of a couple of players starters and mainstays on defense due to a couple of injuries.
the archer Alfred Talavera will be in recovery for a week due to bursitis in his right shoulder, while the central Nicholas Freire he will miss two weeks of activities due to a muscle injury in his left thigh.
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Both players are part of the base behind Andrés Lillini’s Unamita and the Concacaf matches against Saprissa and the Clásico Capitalino will be lost of Liga MX on Saturday against America. Freire will also not be available for the matchday 8 match, when the Universidad Nacional Club visits Santos.
The goal will be covered by the goalkeeper Julio González, who has responded with good performances in the absence of ‘Tala’ when he has been required and in the Argentine center-back he could be replaced by the youthful José Galindo, a trend that Lillini has maintained by reinforcing the first team with soccer players from Pumas Tabasco and the Sub 20.
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