The three points for Mexicans or Venezuelans would guarantee them a place in the next round and also face the last day without anxiety
Pending the degree of injury of his captain Edson Alvareza Mexican team questioned is measured against revelation Venezuelain a duel to get a ticket to the quarterfinals of the America Cup of the United States.
The imposing SoFi Stadium, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, will be the scene of this even match on the second day of the B Group.
The three points for Mexicans or Venezuelans would guarantee them a place in the next round and also allow them to face the last day without worries, after having solved their first commitments against Jamaica (1-0) and Ecuador (1-2), respectively.
Edson Alvarez26 years old, in Mexico all eyes are on their great captain, after he had to leave on a stretcher, in tears, after feeling a strong puncture in the back of his left thigh, in his country’s debut in the America Cup.
Since then, absolute mystery. The area is still inflamed and the tricolor team’s medical services have not yet given an accurate diagnosis.
The worst omens are that the English West Ham midfielder could even miss the rest of the tournament, which would be a hard blow for the entire group.
Barring a miracle, the centerpiece of the team led by Jaime Lozano will not be in front of Vinotinto.
On Monday, ‘Tri’ exercised for the first time in The Angels. The headlines against Jamaica They did regenerative work and the rest, speed exercises and crosses and shots, as reported by the Mexican federation in a note.
Not a clue about the state of health of ‘Machín’, who landed in the Californian city on crutches.
The second puzzle is knowing who is best suited to take his place in the starting eleven. The most plausible options would be Luis Romo either Erick ‘El Chiquito’ Sanchez.
All this in a rarefied context. Mexico won Jamaica and thanks. It was a hard-fought victory and a more than discreet performance against the supposedly easiest rival in the group.
On the contrary, the sensations of Venezuela are radically different. The morale of the South Americans is through the roof after signing an unexpected comeback against Ecuador, which played with one less practically the entire game after the expulsion of Enner Valencia.
The team led by the Argentine Fernando Batista continues to surprise. Not in vain, Vinotinto is fourth in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, ahead of the almighty Brazilian team.
And Venezuelan soccer has been growing steadily for several years, especially since the national team was a finalist in the 2017 U-20 World Cup, when it lost the title to England.
The trust is such that the extreme Eduardo Bello He told reporters that the key to a new victory lies in “maintaining that solidity” at the level of play that they showed against La Tri.
Beautiful plays in the Mazatlan of the Mexican League and warned that the Mexican team “is always a strong team”, even though it is not going through a good moment now.
Probable lineups:
Venezuela: Rafael Romo; Alexander Gonzalez, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Miguel Navarro; Yangel Herrera, Jose Martinez, Cristian Casseres, Yeferson Soteldo, Darwin Machis; and Solomon Rondon.
Coach: Fernando Cambric.
Mexico: Julio Gonzalez; Jorge Sanchez, Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Gerardo Arteaga; Luis Chavez, Luis Romo, Orbelin Pineda (or Érick Sánchez); Uriel Antuna, Santiago Giménez and Julián Quiñones.
Coach: Jaime Lozano.
César Montes, possible captain
Following the departure of Edson Álvarez from the Mexican National Team, the captain’s armband will be assigned to César Montes, according to the words of Jaime Lozano.
“There are several, I think we have many leaders, I always mention it, some needed this empowerment, to know who has the most experience, to assume the role, now it is César’s turn, he is going to help them a lot. There is also Julio and Johan, I like to see football from back to front and they are the ones of stability, this is how the last game showed, it is a hard blow to lose your captain, but the team stabilized quickly,” commented Jaime Lozano, coach of the Mexican National Team.
