Mexico will be without star winger Jesus “Tecatito” Corona for an extended period, El Tri manager Juan Carlos Osorio said Saturday. The 24-year-old will miss not only Mexico’s World Cup qualifier against the United States on Sunday (live, 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1) but also the Confederations Cup later this month.
Osorio attributed Tecatito’s absence to personal reasons but didn’t elaborate further.
His absence is a considerable blow for Mexico and Osorio, who figured to start the Porto player against the USMNT and beyond. The news comes a day after Osorio also declared Miguel Layun, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Carlos Salcedo would be out against the Americans.