The Mexican team was exposed by a rival who put pressure on the middle block and appealed to his vertical game
The Mexican team exhibited great deficiencies compared to its similar Uruguay and fell 0-4, thanks to defensive errors, poor coordination between the lines and a rival with a vertical proposal that disarmed the team with high pressure and vertical play.
Raúl Rangel (5)
The goalkeeper of the Mexican team delivered a bitter debut with mistakes and lapses of insecurity that had a direct impact on the scoreboard. At 0-1 (7′) he delivered the ball to the near post with a rebound that Darin Nuñez took advantage of; At 0-2 (26′) he did not cross his goal to block a shot after a diagonal inside the area and at 0-3 (44′) he was a ‘victim’ of his own defense.
Brian Garcia (5.5)
He alternated in a line of midfielders along with Gerardo Arteaga to give depth to the Mexican team with long balls (which never arrived due to pressure from Uruguay), which caused poor coordination with the defense and generated intervals that the rival took advantage of with speed and play in short of first intention.
Victor Guzmán (5)
The defender suffered from García’s poor returns and was constantly in poor shape to stop the vertical progression of both Núñez and Maximiliano Araujo and the additions of Brian Rodríguez. He also coordinated poorly with the rest of his line and caused notable imbalances.
Jesus Orozco (5)
The defender constantly gave space to his back during defensive transitions and was portrayed by the experience of Darwin Núñez, who anticipated shots and played comfortably in front of the frame.
Gerardo Arteaga (5)
Like Rodríguez, he regularly joined the line of midfielders to develop in zone 2, however, the pressure of Pellistri and Nández caused multiple losses of the ball with spaces in the left lane to reach the baseline and cross balls in the Mexico area.
Edson Alvarez (5)
In his drive to add in the construction phase, the pivot lost balls in the belt of the field that Uruguay took advantage of with vertical play to reflect superiority on the scoreboard; An example of the above was the poor coordination in a stroke for Fernando Beltrán, who was captured by Pellestri, converted to the offensive phase by Rodrigo Bentancur and finished off with a goal by Núñez (26′).
Fernando Beltran (5)
The midfielder suffered from the speed of his Uruguayan peers to create plays with the first touch with triangulations and was constantly dismantled by the imperials Brian Rodríguez and Rodrigo Bentancur, who found no obstacle in their boots to progress with the plays.
Orbelín Pineda (6)
Behind the center forward, the offensive midfielder was one of the most lucid and idea-driven players within the Mexican team, however, he participated in few offensive constructions due to Uruguay’s high pressure and poor clarity in the lines on the front of the area. .
Cesar Huerta (5.5)
The left winger provided a couple of sparks during the first minutes of the game, however, he evoked much of his efforts in defensive routes to avoid Uruguay’s vertical progression along his lane, although without success thanks to poor coordination with Arteaga and a poorly coordinated defensive line.
Roberto Alvarado (6.5)
As a right winger, ‘Piojo’ was the only player who created a danger on goal (14′), after a combination on the right lane that culminated with a mid-range shot that hit the crossbar.
Guillermo Martínez (6)
In conjunction with the lack of disposition and presence outside their zone, the attacking axis did not find the necessary conditions to cause collective or individual imbalances, since Uruguay took over the center of the field with pressure and its solidity to defend prevented any Mexican attempt to annotate.
Substitutes
Luis Romo -> Guzmán (6)
(55′) He entered to take control and delay Edson Álvarez towards the line of defense.
Uriel Antuna -> Orchard (6)
(55′) He entered to refresh one of the Mexican team’s offensive lanes, but was unsuccessful.
Alexis Vega -> Alvarado (6)
(55′) As a replacement on an offensive lane, the forward delivered a high number of successful passes, but did not cause dangerous plays.
Carlos Rodríguez -> Beltrán (6.5)
(69′) The midfielder replaced ‘Nene’ to correct the spaces that his teammate left throughout the match, with better results in game distribution and vision to pass the ball.
Julián Quiñones -> Guillermo Martínez (6.5)
(69′) He tried a few minutes as a center forward, with little participation; Later he teamed up with Giménez, but for a very brief period.
Santiago Giménez -> Pineda (S/C)
(84′) Few minutes for a player that the stands cried out for during the duel and who has been relegated from important games.
