By Edgardo Avelar
The duel between Mexicans that was expected in the Lokomotiv match against Dinamo Moscow with Cesar Montes and Luis Chávez only lasted 22 minutes after the former Rayados de Monterrey defender was injured by a strong blow that has set off alarms in the Mexican team.
Lokomotiv and Dinamo faced each other in the duel corresponding to matchday 28 of the Russian Premier League, where Lokomotiv, with 50 points, tries to catch up with Zenit, with 59, which is in second positionwhile Dinamo tries to reach the European Cup zone with 20 points less and that obviously gave great interest to this commitment.
César Montes appeared in the Lokomotiv lineup and Luis Chávez appeared in the Dinamo lineupbut in the end this duel between Mexicans was just an appetizer at the moment when Chávez is trying to get into rhythm in search of a place on the World Cup list with his status as a left-handed midfielder.
The Mexican central defender had to leave the field when the 22nd minute was barely over due to discomfort that forced him not to continue in the match that still maintained the initial 0-0 tie; He was replaced by the Frenchman Gerzino Nyamsi.
Montes’ departure coincided with the goal by Dinamo’s Uruguayan defender Nicolás Marichal, in a clear example of the destabilization suffered by Lokomotiv’s team, where they finished tied at one goal. so that Lokomotiv remains among the top three places in Russian football.
Until now The severity of César Montes’ injury has not been specified, but the blow he received left him lying on the field, forcing him to leave and without him being able to return to activity, which is why alarms have gone off in the Mexico team, because although his change was made as a precaution, at this time the severity of the injury is unknown. and if he will be able to have the recovery time to be taken into account for the World Cup.
At the beginning of March, Montes also suffered a muscle injury when his team faced Akhmat Gronzy on matchday 20, which kept him off the field for several days; It was on March 22 when he returned to play with Lokomotiv Moscow.
During the 25/26 season, Montes has played in 26 games out of a possible 28, all as a starter, where he has scored four goals and provided one assist. becoming a bastion of defense for the Russian team.
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