The Mexican legion abroad it will seek to maintain its level for 2021; Some will continue to consolidate in their respective clubs, this is the case of Hirving Lozano, Jesus Corona and Raul Jimenez, while others will not want to show themselves to be able to earn a place in the starting eleven each week, such as Diego Lainez, Gerardo Arteaga and Erick Gutiérrez. For this reason, we present the panorama of the ‘mexas’ in Europe for the following year.
The consolidated
Raúl Jiménez | Wolverhampton
The ‘Mexican Wolf’ suffered a blow to the head in the duel against Arsenal on November 29, had to undergo surgery and fortunately everything went well. Wolverhampton doctors have not yet given an estimated date for Raúl’s return, Although, the Mexican has said on social media that he hopes to return soon. Before the accident, Raúl continued to show himself with annotations. In the first 10 days of the Premier, Jiménez scored three goals, vaccinated City, Leeds and Newcastle.
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Hirving Lozano | Naples
The ‘Chucky’ managed to win the trust of Gennaro Gattuso in the second half of 2020. Lozano has become an important piece in the ‘Toro’ picture. Since September, Hirving has played 19 games between Serie A and Europa League, scoring 7 goals and providing 2 assists. By 2021, he will continue to fight for the top spots in the local tournament, in addition, he will have a chance to excel in the Europa League; On February 18, Napoli will face Granada of Spain, for a pass to the round of 16.
Lozano in the duel against Lazio
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Jesus ‘Tecatito’ Corona | Porto
The ‘Tecatito’ has become immovable in Porto. So far in the second half of 2020, Jesús has played 19 games between the League, the Cup and the Champions League, in which he has scored 2 goals and gave 6 assists. The Blue Dragons just won the Portuguese Super Cup, they are third in the general table 4 points behind the leader, Sporting Lisboa and they qualified for the eighth of the Champions League. By 2021, Porto will seek to defend their league title and kick off the continental tournament where they will meet Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus.
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Nestor Araujo | Celta Vigo
The Mexican defender has kept a low profile in Europe, however, he is one of the most constant in terms of minutes. In the present campaign of the Spanish League, Araujo has played in 13 of 15 games, in the last 5 he completed 90 minutes, in these, he won 4 and tied 1. Thanks to this closure, Celta is as the eighth overall and forgot the descent that began to cajole him in the first 8 rounds. If this continues, Nestor’s team could surprise by 2021 and get to European positions, they are currently 3 points away from reaching the group stage of the Europa League.
Néstor Araujo defending the ball against Getafe’s Mauro Arambarri
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Héctor Herrera | Atlético de Madrid
Herrera did not want to leave Atlético de Madrid, he decided to stay and look for a place, little by little he has achieved it at the end of 2020. Héctor has played 12 matches out of 21 possible, although, 2 missed them due to injury. He has earned the trust of ‘Cholo’ in the Champions League, there he played 5 of the 6 group stage duels, in addition, he was present with an assist against Lokomotiv Moscow. In the League he has only completed a match on 2 occasions, against Osasuna and Valladolid, both of which he won. For 2021 ‘HH’ will want to leave the injuries behind and finish convincing Simeone.
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To resurface
Diego Lainez and Andrés Guardado
The Mexicans at Real Betis had a difficult end to 2020, although, in the end, luck smiled on them. Lainez has only been 91 minutes in the League and 64 ‘in the Copa del Rey, But in his last participation he collaborated with an assistance that earned his team the victory, in addition, as the dates go by, he spends more time on the field. Guarded started injured, he rushed to play, but he was not at one hundred so they returned to protect him. In the last 6 games Betis finally reappeared, in the last against Cádiz, he completed 90 minutes. By 2021, both will seek to become a fundamental part of Manuel Pellegrini’s scheme.
Diego Lainez fighting a ball in front of Alfonso Espino del Cádiz
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Edson Álvarez | Ajax
The ‘Machín’ had started his participation in Dutch football with the right foot, but as the months passed, he lost prominence. In the recent campaign he has only played 386 minutes, plus 123 in the Champions League, he only completed 2 games, it was on the first 2 dates of the Eredivisie. For the last 6 rounds, he stayed in 5 supplementary and in the other game he participated 45 minutes. By 2021 Álvarez needs to recover his level with which he arrived at Ajax to resume participation.
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Erick Gutiérrez | PSV
The ‘Guti’ could not start the Eredivisie with PSV due to an ankle injury that required surgery. However, the Mexican just reappeared in the Farmers’ training and declared that he will play again in January.
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Gerardo Arteaga | KRC Genk
The last important export of Aztec football to Europe was that of the winger, Gerardo Arteaga. In August he joined Genk in Belgium, he was not required in the first three days, however, later he made his debut with the Belgian team and saw minutes 4 games in a row. Although, he played 7 games on the bench without seeing action. The good news is that in his last game, the Mexican got wet, he scored against KV Kortrijk in his team’s 2-0 win. For the last duel of the year, Arteaga is called up, but it is not known if he will start or go to the bench. By 2021, Gerardo will try to become immovable on the side of The Smurfs.
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