Mexico fell 2-0 against Argentina in Cordoba by the FIFA date | VIDEO
Mexico fell 2-0 against Argentina in Cordoba on the FIFA date.
The Mexican team could not against Argentina in the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes of Córdoba. In a few days the faces will be seen again.
Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0 on Friday in a friendly that increases the actions of interim Lionel Scaloni to keep the position, just when the Tri seems to have won the armchair by the helmsman Gerardo Martino.
The goals were converted by Ramiro Funes Mori, at 44 minutes, and Isaac Brizuela, against 83, at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in the province of Córdoba.
It was the first presentation of the Albiceleste before its Argentine audience after the stormy World Cup in Russia, which led to the dismissal of helmsman Jorge Sampaoli. His former assistant took the interim command of the team and since then won three friendlies, tied one and lost another _ the classic against Brazil.
Although he does not have the wink of most of the specialized press or of many colleagues, the ex-footballer of La Coruña prompted a profound renovation in Argentina. Promoted several young people, gave rest to the most veteran and dramatizes the absence of the star Lionel Messi.
In recent days their chances of holding the position grew and took more force in the last hours to fall the option of Martino, current helmsman United of Atlanta and former Argentina, who would have everything agreed with the Tri.
Hours before the friendly, MLS commissioner Don Garber congratulated Mexican soccer officials on the "aggressive" way in which they proceeded to hire the Argentine coach.
Mexico, also under the interim of Ricardo Ferretti, who divides tasks with the Tigers, had an aggressive start that surprised the locals.
From the start the gunner Raúl Jiménez crashed a header in the crossbar and then the midfielder Marco Fabian had the goal shot, but Agustín Marchesín frustrated with great save.
Passed the anxiety, Argentina balanced the procedure when they began to congeniate Giovani Lo Celso and Paulo Dybala in the generation of game.
A free kick by Dybala to the area ended with Funes Mori's header just before halftime.
El Tri, with the notable absences of Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, his historic goalscorer, and Hirving Lozano dominated the possession of the ball in the second half but it cost him to generate risk in the albiceleste goal. With the process distorted by so many changes, the local increased the score with an overflow and shot search of Renzo Saravia for Mauro Icardi, but on the way Brizuela put it in his goal. Argentina and Mexico will meet again next Tuesday in the province of Mendoza.
