Mexican Players Edson Álvarez and Santiago Giménez Face Suspension in European Tournaments

Edson Álvarez will have to wait for his debut in the Europa League. Tomorrow, West Ham will host Topola from Serbia on the first date of the continental tournament but their brand new signing will not be available due to a sanction. When he was still an Ajax player, he faced Union Berlin in the round of 32 of this same tournament. In that match played in February of this year, the national team was sent off in the final minutes due to a double yellow card.

Due to UEFA rules for its competitions, players who are expelled must pay with one or more suspension matches (depending on the case) in the immediate following games they play, even if it is with another club.

Very similar was the case of his compatriot, Santiago Giménez, in the Champions League. The Dutch league champion did not play against Celtic nor will he be eligible to face Atlético de Madrid due to a punishment that cost him two games.

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Meanwhile, Orbelín Pineda and Rodolfo Pizarro are ready to face the tournament with AEK Atenas. They will visit England to play against Brighton at 1:00 in the afternoon Mexico time.

2023-09-21 00:29:52
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