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(Reuters) - France striker Andre-Pierre Gignac will be taking a big risk if he plays for UANL Tigres in the second leg of the Mexican Apertura championship final at home to America on Christmas Day after suffering a neck injury, a specialist said.
Gignac was injured during the first leg after scoring for Tigres in the 45th minute of a 1-1 draw at the Azteca on Thursday and specialist sports injury chiropractor Mercedes D'Acosta said he would need at least two weeks to recover.
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