Santiago Giménez’s gesture in Brazil’s goal

Mexico fell in their second friendly match on their way to the Copa America USA 2024 and it does not clear up the doubts that revolve around the selected one. After the resounding defeat against Uruguay, TRI faced Brazil and succumbed with a score of 2-3 that was not resolved until the final minute. On the side of Blue Cross they saw action so much Uriel Antuna like Carlos González.

Another who was also against the five-time world champions was Santiago Gimenez. The cement youth player had a more than discreet role against the canarinha, where he barely came into play and did not pose any danger to the rival goal. However, ‘Bebote’ became famous for a gesture he made against his teammates in the South Americans’ first goal.

Andreas Pereira He entered the Mexico area with great individual skill and beat the goal of Julio González just 5′ into the first half. In the replay of the play and in a more open plane, Santiago Giménez’s gesture was seen at the moment of the Brazilian goal. Open arms asking for explanations and with obvious disappointment in their body language.

The gesture went unnoticed by almost everyone, but it is clear that it reflects that the Mexican international was not at all happy with the passive marking of the Mexican defenders against the Brazilian footballers.. After the three final whistles he went to the Cruz Azul youth player who received more criticism from the fans.

This is how Santi Giménez looked with the first Brazilian goal

Criticism of Santiago Giménez

“We are going to continue waiting for him for the next game”: “How many goals did Santiago Giménez score?” “Santi Giménez is sold to me like Van Persie and he doesn’t improve on Martin (Henry)“, were part of the comments that were read on social networks after the irregular performance of the Feyenoord forward.

When does Mexico debut in the Copa América?

There is less and less left for the start of the oldest national team tournament in the world. The national team will debut next Saturday, June 22, against its counterpart from Jamaica on the first day of Group B. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (local time).

Journalist graduated from the Santa María University, Caracas, Venezuela. He has more than 7 years of experience in traditional and digital media. He has been part of the Futbol Sites team since 2020, where he performs functions as an editor and content generator about the Liga MX. However, all this time he specialized in a specific club: Cruz Azul, which I cover daily, both in the men’s and women’s branches.