Jesus 'Tecatito' Corona out of Mexico squad for personal reasons

Jon Arnold

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Jesus "Tecatito" Corona will miss Mexico's friendly with Belgium and next week's game against Poland, leaving the team because of personal reasons

Corona is set to fly back to Porto from Brussels after his wife had complications in pregnacy.

"Jesus Manuel Corona is out of the national team after his wife showed complications with her pregnacy and unfortunately lost the baby," read a statement from the Mexican Football Federation.

The statement was followed with a tweet of support that reads, "We're all together in this very difficult moment, Jesus M. Corona. All our strength with you and your family." 

Corona, a quick winger who has been one of the most consistent starters for coach Juan Carlos Osorio, missed the Confederations Cup in Russia for personal reasons as well before returning to represent El Tri in each of their final four World Cup qualification matches.

The 24-year-old has scored five times for the national team since Osorio arrived in November of 2015.

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.