You have to admit Diego Reyes’s injury happened at the worst possible time for Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio. Reyes was somebody that could play in multiple roles, and if his teammates’ public show of support on social media showed us anything is that he was a positive influence in the locker room. Whether you loved him or hate him, Reyes was an ideologue of Juan Carlos Osorio, and in a way, a symbol.
With Reyes now gone, there might be no better candidate to take over this role than Edson Alvarez. At 20 years old, Alvarez is still evolving.