Mexican goalkeeper Luis Malagon will miss the upcoming Copa America after sustaining a muscular injury that will keep him sidelined for up to four weeks. Carlos Acevedo has been named as his replacement in the national team.
\"I can confirm the news regarding Angel Malagon,\" Mexico's manager Jaime Lozano announced on Friday. \"Unfortunately he's been injured and had to return to his club. There won't be enough time for him to recover and take part in the Copa America. We have already spoken to Carlos Acevedo, who will take Malagon's place for the tournament.\"
Neither Malagon nor Acevedo have made many appearances for Mexico. The team's other two goalkeepers, Julio Gonzalez and Raul Rangel, were both uncapped prior to June. Rangel started in their recent 4-0 loss to Uruguay earlier this week.
Mexico's long-serving goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who has played 150 games—the third-most in national team history—was excluded from the roster alongside Hirving Lozano and Raul Jimenez.
\"We are two years away from our World Cup,\" Mexico's sporting director Duilo Davino said. \"We have our spot secured and we want to take advantage of this great opportunity to not think about the immediacy of the result and project our path to 2026.\"
This year's Copa America will run from June 20 to July 14 in the U.S. Mexico and the U.S. are in Group B with Ecuador, Venezuela, and Jamaica. The last time Mexico competed in the tournament was in 2016 when they reached the quarterfinals. They were runners-up in previous editions in 1993 and 2001.
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