For better or for worse, everything that happens at Club America is magnified, and this Thursday, after it was confirmed that Alejandro Zendejas will remain absent from the lineup against Puebla, it was also decided that defender Kevin Alvarez will be on the bench to try to recover confidence and that the public will leave him alone.

With these moves and the option of Brazilian Raphael Veiga starting against Puebla, Brazilian coach Andre Jardine confirmed Zendejas' absence, Alvarez's absence, Henry Martin's continued captaincy, and the possible start of his countryman Veiga.

After the disastrous performance against America and the series of back-and-forths involving the Aguilas' coach, Jardine, and captain Henry Martin, everything suddenly returned to calm with the talk between the two and the confirmation of his captaincy for this Friday's match against Puebla.

But it's not all smooth sailing, as the player who changed the face of the Azulcremas in attack, Alejandro Zendejas, will remain absent as he has not recovered from the muscle injury he suffered in the match against Monterrey, which forced him to be replaced by Alexis Gutierrez in the 76th minute and which prevented him from playing in the Clasico against Chivas.

It was thought that he would be recovered this week, but his rehabilitation has been delayed, forcing the coaching staff to take other measures to replace this valuable player, whose presence makes the Eagles' attack different.

Kevin Alvarez to the bench

Regarding Kevin Alvarez, coach Andre Jardine reported that the Americanista defender will not be in the lineup starting this Friday; although he was important to the team in the past, he is currently not having a good time on the field, nor on social media, and much less with the fans, who have made him a target for boos.

“He has our full support as long as he continues training; focused on turning things around, as I see it, he will continue to have my support. The day he gives up wanting to be here,If I stop competing, the day will come when we decide that I should go down a different path. Booing at clubs like this is part of the game; “he's experiencing something like this for the first time, but several others have already gone through it, not too long ago.”

Andre Jardine recalled that Zendejas went through the same thing with the booing and ended up winning over the fans, while Kevin Alvarez's replacement will be Aaron Mejia: “People used to boo Zendejas, and today it's unanimous among everyone, and that's football. We're here to support him. There's a lot of pressure on him, a lot on his mind, and tomorrow Aaron Mejia will play, who has been trained very well to give Kevin a break and some fresh air, but the confidence remains one hundred percent.”

Veiga as a starter?

Finally, he touched on the subject of his compatriot Raphael Veiga, and although he did not confirm the South American midfielder would start, at least that option exists to see if he can handle the pace and the altitude of over 2,000 meters. meters that are in Angelopolis.

“We took care to ensure he adapted to the altitude and the group; he's very eager to play. He took this step here because he wanted to play with this group, with this club, wearing this jersey, and I don't usually give hints about who plays or doesn't, but it's worth it because the fans are very excited to see him start, and tomorrow he'll be the first to start and is close to playing the full 90 minutes,” he concluded.