After almost two years, Santiago Giménez finally scored his goal for the national team. That is not a small achievement, given everything he has experienced.
After wasting countless opportunities in recent competitions, 'Chaquito' has returned to the target core form that made him one of Europe's most requested attackers. He scored Mexico's first goal in a 4-2 loss for an impressive side of Switzerland to end his drought.
He had missed a clear opportunity in the first half and could not convert almost open goal. However, Giménez did not miss his second chance to break a bad form of form with the Tricolor.
In the 52nd minute, César Huerta burst into the box and caused a panic in the backline of Switzerland. A desperate defender managed to generate the ball in the direction of Raúl Jiménez, who then flashed the ball to Giménez to nod home.
The two Mexican strikers celebrated the goal with real passion and made it clear how important it was for the wrestling AC Milan man.
In recent years, Giménez had had the lead role with Feyenoord, which caused them to be triumphed at an Eredivisie title and KNVB Cup during his time in the club. But earlier this year he made a large money movement to Italian giant AC Milan and he is not always convinced with his new team.
This year, the 24-year-old achieved six goals in 19 outings for Milan when the Rossoneri stumbled for an eighth placed finish in the Serie A. Giménez will hope that the goal of Saturday against the Swiss can start a return to form.
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