Adalberto "Coco" Carrasquilla remains in Panama's World Cup qualifying squad despite the injury he picked up with Pumas over the weekend. Panama head coach Thomas Christiansen said Tuesday he would not rush to exclude the midfielder, calling it premature without a definitive diagnosis yet. The uncertainty lands at a tense moment: your team is preparing for the Clausura 2026 final second leg against Cruz Azul at a sold-out Ciudad Universitaria, locked at 0–0 after an away draw where Keylor Navas rolled back the years. Efraín Juárez now faces a nervy wait to see whether one of his key figures will be available for the decisive night.
