José de Jesús Corona was injured in March and since then, the goalkeeper has been recovering from the injury, however, in May, he was ready to return to the field, but Sebastián Jurado, the second option in goal, has maintained his starting place in Cruz Azul's lineups.
Juan Reynoso has given the former Veracruz player the opportunity to keep the starting lineup due to his good performances with Cruz Azul. In fact, in the playoff match against Necaxa, Jurado was given the start despite having Corona available for that match, who instead of playing, watched the entire match on the bench. The match went to penalties, and Sebastián Jurado became the hero after saving a penalty kick, which gave La Máquina the victory to advance to the quarterfinals.
After the Necaxa match, Cruz Azul faced Tigres in the first leg of the quarterfinals, and Jurado, again, was used as the starter goalkeeper, although Corona could play. This situation seems to be a message for the former Tecos player, who is already 41 years old and maybe is in his last years as a professional soccer player.
Jurado is in his third season with the Cementeros, and finally has earned his spot, as in the last tournaments Corona was the starting goalkeeper. The question now is going to be if Corona will keep this second role or if in the Apertura 2022 he can regain the starter place.
If Corona does not regain the role of the first goalkeeper, could influence other teams to sign him.
There are two teams that could bet on the experienced player. The first one is Pumas UNAM, who already lost Alfredo Talavera since they did not reach an agreement that caused the goalkeeper's departure. The Auriazules could have a very good option in Corona, since he is in excellent shape despite his age, and he will stay in Mexico City and will not have to leave his family.
The other team that could sign the goalkeeper is Chivas, as they have also lost their goalkeeper, who would also live because they did not reach an agreement. We are talking about Raúl Gudiño, who is already looking to join another team. Therefore, Ricardo Peláez could offer Corona the option of defending Chivas' goal for next season. The goalkeeper played in Guadalajara with Tecos, where he stood out for the first time in his career.
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