By Edgardo Avelar
José Raúl “Pantera” Zúñiga is still bad and bad after suffering in training this Thursday with the America for the start of the league against the UNAM Pumas, left clavicle fracture which will prevent him from playing the final phase in the American attack.
The Colombian striker, who declined in the real Clausura 2026 tournament, with only four starts in 15 games played, where he has added 470 minutes and scored a single goal, he had planned to improve his numbers and save his terrible campaign with a good league, but fate played a trick on him this Thursday when he collided with a teammate and took the worst part with the fracture of his left clavicle.
MEDICAL PART
Membership América reports that as a result of an accidental collision during training, Raúl Zúñiga suffered a fractured left clavicle, which required surgical treatment, which was performed without complications.
Our player’s recovery time… pic.twitter.com/wHroiQDdem
— Membership América (@ClubAmerica) Would possibly per chance presumably also fair 1, 2026
The above was confirmed by the Águilas medical service through social networks, where they published the player’s clinical report, where it is detailed that the Colombian was subjected to a surgical procedure just three days to face the university cats.
“Membership America reports that, as a result of an accidental collision in training, Raúl Zúñiga suffered a fractured left claviclewhich required surgical treatment, which was performed without complications,” reported the American club.
🚨🦅#BREAKING: América reported that after an accidental collision in training, José Raúl Zúñiga suffered a fractured left clavicle and was operated on without complications.
The estimated recovery time will be according to evolution. #LigaMX 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/hBIl8aXVpf
— FOX (@somos_FOX) Would possibly per chance presumably also fair 1, 2026
No details were given about the player’s recovery time, but it was stated that, according to the evolution of the aforementioned footballer, The rehabilitation will be adapted in order to determine if he continues on the team or is discharged within the reorganization that the American entity is supposed to carry out if it does not advance in the league.
Zúñiga had a second season with América that was less effective than the first, because although he played in four more games, his performance in attack was less decisive than in the first season, which shows that he was not an effective signing for American interests. and that has not managed to consolidate itself in a squad of the importance of the Águilas.
América was confident that Zúñiga would get his second wind, as happened in the previous tournament, when in the final phase he had greater importance in the attack, but with this injury, all plans fell apart and Now the responsibility of the attack will fall on the youthful Patricio Salas and Henry Martín as two nominal axes of attack.
The ‘Pantera’ Zúñiga suffered a fracture of his left clavicle during training and will be out for América 😱
The azulcrema team reported that its player required surgical treatment. pic.twitter.com/bRXrqI90lc
— Futbol Picante (@futpicante) Would possibly per chance presumably also fair 1, 2026
The Eagles will also look for the Brazilian Vinicius Lima to have a greater role to be able to justify his signing, since so far he has not helped the interests of the team led by his compatriot André Jardine, who is playing his job in this league, but starting in the final phase against the UNAM Pumas.
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