Lozano, Giménez out for Mexico’s Nations League matches

High profile injured stars Santiago Gimenez and Hirving “Chucky” Lozano were left out of Mexico’s 27-man roster that will take part in a two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarter-final with Honduras on November 15 and 19.

The squad selection, announced on Tuesday by Mexico manager Javier Aguirre, will extend the absence of Feyenoord’s Gimenez and PSV Eindhoven’s Lozano, who were both left out of last month’s Mexico call-up due to their ongoing injury problems.

Last week, the Mexican Football Federation contacted PSV to inquire about Lozano’s current physical condition with a view to calling him up for the upcoming matches against Honduras, but the Dutch club replied that he is still recovering from a muscle injury sustained in September , sources told ESPN’s Mac Resendiz.

Elsewhere in the list, Aguirre and his staff will still be able to count on marquee names like West Ham United’s Edson AlvarezFulham’s Raul JimenezGenoa’s Johan Vasquezand goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

The upcoming Nations League quarter-final will pave the way for not only next year’s semi-final round, but also Concacaf’s 2025 Gold Cup. Losers in the quarterfinals will have an additional opportunity for a Gold Cup invitation through a preliminary competition.

Cruz Azul’s Alexis Gutierrez is the only member of the November roster yet to make his senior Mexico debut. With Gutierrez as the notable international newcomer, Cruz Azul have the most club representation in El Tri’s squad with a total of six call-ups.

Aguirre’s team is his third selection after taking charge of Mexico in July. The 65-year-old also previously coached the national team in 2001-02 and 2009-10.

After a recent 2-0 victory over Mauricio Pochettino’s American side last month, Mexico have won both games since Aguirre took over following the departure of Jaime Lozano.

Full Mexico squad:

Goalkeepers: Luis Angel Malagon (Club America), Guillermo Ochoa (AVS), Raul Rangel (Chivas)

Defenders: Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen), Jorge Sanchez (Cruz Azul), Jesus Orozco (Chivas), Cesar Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Israel Reyes (Club America), Johan Vasquez (Genova), Jesus Angulo (Tigres), Jesus Gallardo ( Toluca)

Midfielders: Edson Alvarez (West Ham), Luis Romo (Cruz Azul), Carlos Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Alexis Gutierrez (Cruz Azul), Luis Chavez (Dynamo Moscow)

Extenders: Diego Lainez (Tigres), Ozziel Herrera (Tigres), Cesar Huerta (Pumas), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Guillermo Martinez (Pumas), Raul Jimenez (Fulham), Henry Martin (Club America), Angel Sepulveda (Cruz Azul) , Julian Quiñones (Al Qadsiah FC)