Alexis Vega had to do everything to play the second leg of the Liga MX final, including being injected with painkillers to be able to take the penalties.

Vega scored two penalties and gave the title to the Toluca Red Devils Now the Mexican's mind is already on the 2026 World Cup.

“My mind is on the World Cup; I know how important it is to represent my country and I will try to recover to be considered and give it my all,” he asserted.

Alexis Vega played with an injection to get some playing time against Tigres

Vega has been injured for more than a month and a half, but this Sunday he received an injection, came on as a substitute, and confidently scored the decisive goal of the championship.

The Mexican footballer admitted that he was under anesthesia and felt nothing, although he had to wait for the consequences.

“I got an injection to be with my teammates, and well, I knew I was running a very high risk of getting a more serious injury. I'm under anesthesia and don't feel anything, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow,” Alexis Vega said, to everyone's surprise.

“There were rumors about my knees, my tendons, this or that. The “The truth is, I wanted to speed up my recovery time. They were telling me it would take six to eight weeks, but by the fourth week, I felt great before the return leg with Juarez here, and I was ready to play 25 minutes. It was my decision," Vega said. "These injuries are very deceptive; they might give you the false impression that you feel great, but the moment I started to play, I got injured in training. I felt a sharp pain, I stopped playing, I had an MRI, and it was very bad. My scar opened up five centimeters; I thought I wasn't going to make it,” he commented.