Mexico began their campaign at the Copa America Centenario with a hard fought 3-1 victory over Uruguay in Glendale, Arizona.
Mexico began their campaign at the Copa America Centenario with a hard fought 3-1 victory over Uruguay in Glendale, Arizona.
Alvaro Pereira, own goal at 4 minutes, Rafael Marquez (85) and Hector Herrera (90+2) scored the goals for Mexico, while the short-lived equalizer came from Uruguayan captain Diego Godín (74).
Uruguayan Carlos Sanchez
Game stats:
Mexico – Uruguay 3 – 1 (1-0)
Stadium: University of Phoenix, (Glendale, Arizona)
Attendance: 60,025
Referee: Enrique Cáceres. Lines: Eduardo Cardozo and Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Goals:
Mexico: Alvaro Pereira (4, own-goal), Rafael Márquez (85), Héctor Herrera (90+2); Uruguay: Diego Godín (74)
Yellow cards
Mexico: Raúl Jiménez (90+3); Uruguay: José María Giménez (59), Maximiliano Pereira (68), Diego Godín (84)
Red cards
Mexico: Andrés Guardado (73); Uruguay: Matías Vecino (45)
Teams:
México: Alfredo Talavera – Néstor Araujo, Diego Reyes, Héctor Moreno, Miguel Layún – Héctor Herrera, Rafael Márquez, Andrés Guardado – Javier Aquino (Hirving Lozano, 54), Javier Hernández (Raúl Jiménez, 83) and Jesús Corona (Jesús Dueñas 61). Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio.
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera – Maximiliano Pereira, José María Giménez, Diego Godín, Álvaro Pereira – Carlos Sánchez (Gastón Ramírez, 84), Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Matías Vecino – Nicolás Lodeiro (Alvaro González, 46) – Diego Rolan (Abel Hernández, 60) and Edinson Cavani. Coach: Óscar Tabárez.
AFP
