Rogelio Funes Mori, the Argentine nationalized Mexican, fractured in his second game with Los Pumas UNAM and had to undergo emergency surgery. He forward participated in the 2022 World Cup with Mexico and rhad recently started a new cycle with the Auriazules.
The injury occurred during the match against Atlético de San Luis, where the scorer appeared as a starter, but had to leave the field of play in the halftime break due to a strong blow.
WHAT BAD LUCK, MELLI! In his SECOND game for Pumas, Rogelio Funes Mori was injured in this play and had to undergo surgery: fracture of two costal arches, which led to a pneumothorax.
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Initially, The discomfort seemed to be less serious, but the final medical report revealed that the player suffered a fracture of two costal arches that took him to the operating room on Saturday.
The Mexican club itself communicated the player’s health status through an official announcement: “Funes Mori presented discomfort after a blow suffered in a play during the match against Atlético de San Luis yesterday; The diagnosis was a fracture of two costal arches, which led to a pneumothorax.so he underwent surgery successfully.”
🗞️ The National University Club reports: #DePumasSoy #DeCanteraSomos
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The forward, whose career in Mexican soccer was highlighted by his notable scoring record, He scored a total of 160 goals and became the all-time top scorer for the Rayados de Monterrey. and he arrived at the Pumas with great expectations. His career in the important team made him migrate looking for new challenges and unfortunately it was interrupted by this setback.