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Mexico, the defending champions, are second in Group C of the
Olympic tournament after two matches, having drawn 2-2 with
Germany and beaten Fiji 5-1.
Their victory on Sunday came at a cost, with Peralta, Mexico's
key man in London four years ago, breaking his nose and Pizarro
fracturing his right fibula.
Raul Lopez and Carlos Fierro have been named as their
replacements.
"Oribe Peralta has been taken out of the national squad
participating in the Games," the Mexican Football Federation
said in a statement.
"After having undergone the proper medical screening and after
analysis of the best options, it's been determined that he will
return to Mexico for an operation on the broken nose suffered
against Fiji."
Pachuca's Lopez and Fierro of Queretaro will join the squad
ahead of Mexico's final group match against South Korea in
Brasilia on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Ed Dove; Editing by Clare Fallon)
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