Chivas endure Erick Gutiérrez blow

Darkish days for Chivas when it comes to the crew’s latest outcomes they usually’ve simply been dealt a brand new setback. Star summer time recruit Erick Gutiérrez is about for some time on the sidelines after selecting up an damage. On Thursday night, the membership’s medical division confirmed that the participant is struggling plantar fasciitis – affecting the heel of his left foot, which is why he was unable to complete Tuesday’s sport in opposition to Mazatlán.

“Replace from Guadalajara Sports activities Science division regarding Erick Gutiérrez, who fell injured throughout Tuesday’s sport in opposition to Mazatlán, comparable to Week 11 of the Apertura 2023. Gutiérrez is struggling a partial rupture of the left plantar fascia. He’ll start his restoration course of as quickly as potential. His return to the sphere of play will rely on how the damage evolves,” a quick membership medical report learn.

Whereas Guadalajara haven’t said how lengthy Guti is predicted to be out for, different instances of gamers who’ve suffered plantar fascia points have typically spent some time on the sidelines. For now, he’s dominated out of Sunday’s sport in opposition to Toluca. Midfielder Rubén González is predicted to take his place within the beginning line-up.

Tough begin

Gutiérrez struggled to adapt to life at Chivas – he joined firstly of July, with out having taken half within the pre-season and with the brand new marketing campaign already underway. He made his first appearances for the membership in opposition to Cincinatti and Sporting Kansas Metropolis within the Leagues Cup, the place it was obvious that he lacked health and rhythm. Regardless of that, coach Veljko Paunovic included him in his beginning XI in all seven of the Liga MX video games he has performed to date, obliging the remainder of the crew to adapt to the midfielder’s model of play.

Guti’s absence might be a possibility to revert again to the midfield set-up that labored effectively within the final event, during which Guadalajara reached the ultimate. With Oso González in rivalry for a spot, the crew may return to taking part in with two wingers: El Pocho Guzmán and Fernando Beltrán.

After three video games and not using a win, the Rebaño Sagrado are in want of some constructive outcomes. The crew has misplaced or drawn six out the ten video games performed to date within the Apertura 2023 and the humiliating 4-0 defeat to América angered followers, whose fury reached new heights following Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to Mazatlán, one of many groups with the worst figures within the league. The crew is presently seventh on 14 factors, 5 factors behind leaders Atlético San Luis, who’ve performed a sport much less.