Santos Laguna will formally protest to Concacaf over Lucas Di Yorio's injury. The Argentine forward suffered a serious tibia right leg injury during the match against Chicago Fire. The club is analyzing taking the case to the Concacaf Arbitration Committee due to the severity of the injury. The controversy continues after the match between Santos Laguna and Chicago Fire in the Leagues Cup. The Mexican team is preparing a formal protest against Concacaf for the referee Reginald Gumbs' performance, whom the board considers responsible for not correctly evaluating an entry that ended with a serious injury for Lucas Di Yorio.
The Argentine forward suffered a strong blow from Jack Elliott during the game. The action caused a deep wound in the area near the right ankle and, although initially the scenario only pointed to the need to place stitches, subsequent studies determined that the problem was more serious. Santos reported that Lucas Di Yorio will have to undergo a recovery process of at least three months after undergoing surgery for a tibia right leg injury.
The absence represents a hard blow for the club's sports project, which loses for a considerable period one of its offensive elements. The institution's discomfort is not limited to the injury. In Santos Laguna, there is special discontent with the referee Reginald Gumbs' decision to sanction the action with a yellow card and not go to the monitor to review the play personally.
According to the known information, the referee even indicated to the attacker that he should change his socks due to the blood caused by the impact. INFORME MÉDICO | LUCAS DI YORIO - Club Santos (@ClubSantos) August 13, 2026. During the match against Chicago Fire FC, corresponding to the 2nd round of the Leagues Cup 2026, the player Lucas di Yorio suffered a tibia bone injury, derived from a serious entry by a player.
According to information obtained by ESPN, the Santos leadership intends to take the case to the Concacaf Arbitration Committee to request that the performance of the refereeing body during the match be analyzed. The intention is that the regional organization determine if there were sufficient elements to consider that the decision taken on the field was incorrect.
But the case could have a second consequence. Santos also analyzes presenting a petition to the Concacaf Disciplinary Committee to study Elliott's conduct and, eventually, determine a sanction against the Chicago Fire player. The situation has generated a strong unrest within the Mexican club, mainly due to the sports consequences that the injury of its forward will have.
Beyond the match result, the institution considers that the play should have been reviewed with greater attention due to the gravity of the impact. Now it will be Concacaf's turn to evaluate the arguments presented by Santos and determine if there are additional responsibilities in both the arbitral and disciplinary areas. Meanwhile, Di Yorio will begin a recovery process that will keep him away from the pitches for several months.
Santos Laguna Current Situation: Currently, Santos Laguna is in 17th place in the Liga MX, with 0 points, 0 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses in 3 games. Their last appearance was against Club América, with whom they suffered a 3-0 defeat. Their next match will be against Guadalajara Chivas at their stadium on August 17, 2026.
