Gimenez faces gruelling travel and fitness concerns on Mexico duty | OneFootball

Santiago Gimenez is facing a gruelling Mexico schedule that leaves him short of peak fitness as he returns to FC Porto on the eve of the trip to Marítimo. He was unused in the 1-1 draw with Colombia, despite local reports tipping him to start.

According to O Jogo, the striker has played only 60 minutes across three FC Porto matches yet was called for friendlies only, adding thousands of kilometres and more than 30 hours on planes. Francesco Farioli is said to have preferred him to remain with the club.

He is recovering from a right adductor overload and could feature against Peru on Wednesday at 02:00.

Mexico then face the United States and Chile, with venues stretching from Baltimore to New Jersey, Glendale and Los Angeles. He has already crossed the Atlantic to Mexico City and will fly back from Los Angeles, with further coast-to-coast links adding to the load.

Back at Olival, Samu is fit and ready to contest a place up front, while André Silva has also been working. With Farioli’s high-energy demands, Gimenez could slip down the pecking order. He was not used in the clássico with Benfica.

Inbeom was rested for South Korea against Ecuador, days after scoring his first FC Porto goal in the clássico with Benfica, and may not be fully ready for today’s Uruguay friendly at midday. He skipped training yesterday for workload management, not injury.

Pablo Rosario’s Dominican Republic then beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 last night, after his stoppage-time winner against Nicaragua in their previous match.

Source: O Jogo

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