Overview
- Club América confirmed late Monday in an official report that Sebastián Cáceres sustained a concussion, a fractured zygomatic arch in his cheekbone, and ocular trauma.
- The defender was injured in the quarterfinal first leg after a heavy collision with Pumas’ Álvaro Angulo, then left on a stretcher and was hospitalized for evaluation.
- The club did not say if he will be available for the return match on May 10, and local coverage notes he could use a protective face mask if doctors clear him.
- Reporting on typical timelines says swelling often takes one to two weeks to ease and bone healing can take four to six weeks, which suggests he may miss the next game.
- A substitution mix-up in the first leg raised questions about a possible improper lineup after Miguel Vázquez was set to be subbed and Cáceres left the field instead.