Mexico Are Still in Good Shape Up Top Despite Losing Chicharito for Gold Cup

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Published: July 6, 2015

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Mexico's chances of winning the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup took a hit on Wednesday when Javier Hernandez left El Tri's friendly against Honduras with an upper-body injury. 

As SportsCenter's official Twitter account confirmed, Hernandez suffered a broken collarbone, which will force him to miss the critical tournament that Mexico need to win in order to force a playoff for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. 



Despite the absence of Chicharito in the Mexico attack, manager Miguel Herrera still has plenty of worthy options at his disposal. Since El Tri made winning the Gold Cup their top summer priority, Herrera's squad is loaded with dangerous attacking talent. Giovani Dos Santos, Carlos Vela and Oribe Peralta are all capable of carrying El Tri to the title. 

"It's hard, it could have happened to anyone, but it's Chicharito and we know what that means, he is our scorer, he is our top player. It is a big loss. Now as a team we must regroup and be stronger," midfielder Andres Guardado told ESPN's John Sutcliffe, per an ESPN report.

Dos Santos enters the Gold Cup as one of the top players in the North American region. With Chicharito no longer participating in the competition, the 26-year-old has a chance to prove his worth as the best active Mexican player.



The Villarreal forward has plenty of experience at the Gold Cup as well. Dos Santos was a part of the 2009 and 2011 squads that took home the top honors in CONCACAF. He was also a vital part of the Mexican side in the infamous 2011 final that saw El Tri embarrass the United States in front of more than 93,000 fans at the Rose Bowl.

Dos Santos, who has never been effective on a consistent basis at club level, could also enhance his standing on the club scene with a terrific Gold Cup. He is already being linked to the LA Galaxy, per Goal.com's Ives Galarcep. But one would think a few European suitors might come calling i...
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