Panic in Mexico! Tecatito misses World Cup after fracture

Mexican striker Jesús "Tecatito" Corona, star of Sevilla F.C. in the Spanish La Liga, suffered a serious injury on Thursday. He had to leave the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium in an ambulance after an incident during training before the match against Real Valladolid. 

Tecatito ruptured ligaments in his ankle and fibula. He will have to undergo surgery and will miss the Qatar 2022 World Cup. A hard blow for Mexico's national team.

The player, a vital part of Julen Lopetegui's scheme at Sevilla, has brought bad news at the start of the season. Corona's long-term absence is a hard blow for Gerardo "Tata" Martino's national team, as he is one of its most experienced strikers in European soccer and a key player alongside Raúl Jiménez and Hirving "Chucky" Lozano.

🚨ÚLTIMA HORA

🇲🇽El Tecatito Corona se ha marchado en camilla y en ambulancia del entrenamiento del Sevilla FC.

📹⁦@GonzaloTortosa⁩ pic.twitter.com/ELdtcMl2Z6

— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) August 18, 2022

The Sevilla coach explained at the press conference that "the ankle was caught up during a play and it does not look good". The club announced that after the tests were carried out, the Mexican player suffered torn ligaments in his ankle and a fracture of the fibula.

Toda la fuerza del mundo @jesustecatitoc 🙏

Malísima noticia para México ya que se perderá el Mundial y para el Sevilla que pierde a uno de sus jugadores diferenciales.

Demasiada mala suerte en Nervión con las lesiones de larga duración… https://t.co/kmgurxkyPI

— Gonzalo Tortosa.© (@GonzaloTortosa) August 18, 2022

Mexico opens Group C of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Poland on November 22 in a match that will be key to their hopes of advancing to the Round of 16. Then they will play a match against favored Argentina on November 26 and the group stage against Saudi Arabia on November 30.