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Pumas' Guillermo Martínez Out for Apertura 2025 With Fifth-Metatarsal Fracture Requiring Surgery

Surgery for a fractured fifth metatarsal forces Pumas to rework their attack.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report the striker will miss the rest of the tournament after tests confirmed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
  • Recovery estimates range from roughly three months to about four months, depending on his post‑operation progress.
  • Coverage indicates he had carried the issue since Jornada 10 against FC Juárez and that a substitute appearance in the Clásico Capitalino aggravated the injury.
  • Journalist Adriana Maldonado reports the operation was scheduled for Oct. 2 in a Guadalajara hospital.
  • With Martínez sidelined, coach Efraín Juárez is set to rely on José Juan Macías and youth forward Santiago López as his primary options up front during a pivotal stretch.