Mexican team
The former América attacker had one of his worst performances in his short history with the Mexican National Team as he produced the penalty with which El Tri lost against Venezuela.
By Julio Rodriguez
06/26/2024 – 9:10 p.m. CST
After the 1-0 victory against Jamaica on matchday one of the 2024 Copa América, the Mexican team Jaime Lozano arrived with less pressure than in his debut to face his counterpart from Venezuela. It should be noted that for this match, the coaching staff was forced to make two modifications. One of them for Edson Álvarez injury.
However, the other came in the midfield, as Jimmy gave Charly Rodríguez the opportunity to start, who replaced Orbelin Pineda. Regarding the defensive line and attack, there were no changes compared to the first match.
It should be noted that Julian Quiñones He once again started on the left side, however, the former Águilas player did not have his best game, since he generated the penalty that gave Venezuela the advantage in the 57th minute and was also involved in an argument in the first half .
The first 20 minutes of the first half were running, when Quiñones committed a foul and subsequently got into a fight with Salomón Rondón, the Venezuelan soccer player who made the payment effective from eleven steps. And after facing other rival elements, the naturalized Mexican had the final fight with the attacker from Pachuca.
The serious mistake by Orbelín Pineda that cost Mexico the defeat against Venezuela
Finally, the Mexican National Team let the possibility of leadership and classification slip away from the second day. This, after Orbelín Pineda missed the penalty charge that could have meant the score of the tieand, after a flagrant handball by a Venezuelan player.
Sports journalist and content writer for the Mexican products of Futbol Sites. Graduate in Communication and Journalism, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 2023. Wide knowledge of Mexican soccer, mainly Club América. He exhaustively follows the activity of Mexican soccer players around the world and specializes in their statistical data. Previously in Apuntes de Rabona and Publimetro MX.
