By Wilson Florez
Santiago Gimenez He begins to reappear with the AC Milan first team. The Mexican forward Keep adding minutes and competitive pace after many months of inactivity due to his injury. “Bebote” hinted that His possible call to the 2026 World Cup is in his hands.
In an interview published by Heraldo Deportes, Santiago Giménez considers that There is nothing certain about a possible call to the World Cup. However, Giménez himself recognizes that he is facing a new opportunity after his absence from the last World Cup.
“No, the truth is that, as you say, I don’t think anyone can assure us anything, we don’t even have tomorrow assured, right? (…) And nothing, I feel that despite having been left out of the last World Cup, speaking of faith, I always knew that God would give me another chance and now He is giving it to me. So I try to bring out my best version to give it to the country, to the team,” said Giménez.
“When Aguirre came, I felt like someone from my family had come,” @Santgimenez_ told me a while ago in an exclusive interview from Milan… Don’t miss the full interview on @heraldoradio_ at 4pm on Los Profesionales del Deporte and on the entire multiplatform… pic.twitter.com/LF9Up1jdY3
— Edgar Valero (@EdgarValero_) April 13, 2026
It is worth remembering that Santiago Giménez was not called by Gerardo Martino for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Although he had a good level at Feyenoord in the Netherlands, “Tata” did not call him up.
The visit of the “Basque”
Javier Aguirre visited Santiago Giménez at the end of March. This gesture from “Vasco” meant an injection of upright status for a player who was very close to receiving a medical discharge. Santiago Giménez explained the great significance of this visit.
“When Aguirre came, I really felt like a family member had come because it’s a hard time. It was a time when I was going through the end of my injury, but he came and we talked about many things, and above all he wanted to see how the injury was doing (…) We represent the entire country and I am very excited“said the Mexican forward.
Santiago Giménez has played a couple of games so far in 2026. The Mexican forward saw minutes against Torino and against Napoli in Serie A. “Bebote” has not played a match with El Tri since October 2025 in Mexico’s 1-1 draw against Ecuador.
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