The selection of Mexico tied this Saturday 0-0 against Uruguay in a preparation match for the 2026 World Cup, without great emotions and which took place in Torreon, Coahuilanorth of the Mexican capital.
Mexico, led by Javier Aguirre, dominated the first minutes of the game; He had the opportunity to open the scoring in the 13th minute after a mistake by Mathías Olivera at the start in which Raúl Jiménez found a ball inside the area, but before finishing, goalkeeper Santiago Mele bailed to prevent his shot.
The defensive disorder in the South American team caused the best opportunities for the rival, who did not score due to the poor aim of his Raúl Jiménez and Hirving Lozano.
In the second half, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa’s team adjusted. Their players put pressure on Mexico from the start, which caused the game to get stuck in the middle of the field with few attempts on goal.
Mexico will play its second friendly match of this FIFA date next Tuesday against Paraguay in San Antonio (Texas), the same day that Uruguay will face the United States in Tampa (Florida).
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– Technical sheet:
0. Mexico: José Rangel; Israel Reyes, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Edson Álvarez (Erik Liga m.65), Érick Sánchez (Orbelín Pineda m.65), Marcel Ruiz (Obed Vargas m.65); Roberto Alvarado (Diego Lainez m.79), Raúl Jiménez (Germán Berterame m.79), Hirving Lozano (Gilberto Mora m.45).
Selector: Javier Aguirre.
0. Uruguay: Santiago Mele; Guillermo Varela, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Joaquín Piquerez; Emiliano Martínez, Rodrigo Betancur, Rodrigo Zalazar (Nahitan Nández min.46); Juan Manuel Sanabria (Facundo Torres m.46), Brian Rodríguez (Maximiliano Araujo m.74), Rodrigo Aguirre.
Selector: Marcelo Bielsa.
Goals: There wasn’t.
Referee: Fernando Javier Morón, from Panama. He admonished Edson Álvarez, Diego Lainez and César Montes for Mexico and Nahitan Nández, Facundo Torres, José María Giménez, Maxi Araujo and Guillermo Varela for Uruguay.
Incidents: Friendly match played between the Mexican and Uruguayan teams held at the Corona stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, northern Mexico.
