Santiago Gimenez, forward for the Mexican national team and AC Milan, received worst the news of 2026 from the Rossoneri's manager, Massimiliano Allegri, when the Italian coach confirmed that Gimenez will be out of action for months after the ankle injury he suffered. Allegri said this at the press conference on the eve of the match against Cagliari, corresponding to Matchday 17 of Serie A, where the Milanese team will seek to overtake their neighbors Inter for the lead. The Italian coach explained that the absence of the Mexican striker could last up to four months and that his rehabilitation would mean his return wouldn't happen until April, when there would be only a few matches left in the Italian league. Therefore, they have added German striker Niclas Fullkrug, who arrives with the goal of contributing goals. "Gimenez will be out for between 3 and 4 months. Fullkrug has already arrived and will help us. Right now, I'm happy with the squad I have available, but we need to get everyone back. We are doing reasonably well, but the points we have now are not enough to achieve any objective." The Italian strategist explained.

The Mexican tried every possible way to recover with rehabilitation, but the splinters in his ankle made surgery unavoidable, and he had to go under the knife to have the affected area cleaned and begin rehabilitation from scratch.

Gimenez hasn't played since October 28th

The end of 2025 has not been positive at all for the former Cruz Azul striker, as he hasn't played since October 28th, when he could no longer endures the discomfort in his ankle. Initially, AC Milan's medical staff treated him with rehabilitation surgery until it was determined, causing the striker to miss 10 games. The reality is that the problem seems more complicated than it appears, and now Gimenez is in a race against time to make it to the World Cup, although he already did everything he could to return when he was injured at Feyenoord and reappeared three weeks ahead of schedule.So Santiago Gimenez faces the challenge of playing for the Mexican national team at the World Cup and trying to remain part of the Diavolo squad.