This Saturday, Atlético San Luis received confirmation of the worst news they had already expected, with the six-month absence of Joao Pedro, two-time Liga MX scoring champion, due to the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a serious blow to the aspirations of the Las Las Tunas team.

The Italian forward of Brazilian origin suffered the injury during the preparation match against Querétaro, where he did not finish the game against the Gallos Blancos to undergo an MRI that revealed the forward's serious injury that will keep him off the field for almost eight months.

This indicates that the gunner will not be able to see action in the Apertura 2026 tournament and the San Luis players will have to look for a replacement in the attack in the national market or abroad in order to cover the presence of a fundamental piece in their scheme.

Joao Pedro scored one of the two goals that Atlético San Luis scored against the Gallos Blancos, but ended up being relieved of the match to undergo the first tests to find out the extent of the injury, until it was confirmed this Saturday, when the board announced on their social networks the sensitive loss of the Las Tunas team.

In the brief press report it was announced that: "Anterior cruciate ligament injury in the right knee. The player will undergo surgery." At the same time, the details that will be out of the lineup of new coach Diego Mejía, who returns to Mexican soccer after his experience in Canada and his time with the Ciudad Juárez Braves, were not released.

João Pedro has scored a total of 26 goals in Liga MX with Atlético de San Luis in the two tournaments in which he has participated in Liga MX, where twelve were in the Apertura 2025 and in the Clausura 2026 with 14 goals.

Joao Pedro was a highly sought-after player before starting the next tournament, with specific offers from Cruz Azul and América, but in the end no agreement was reached and the forward had to stay to play for the Las Tunas team.