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El Tri fell 2-1 against Paraguay and there are now six games without knowing victory in the midst of a football crisis less than a year before the World Cup
CARLOS HORTA MARTÍNEZ
CANTON GROUP
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.- The Mexican National Team gave another disappointing performance and lost 2-1 against Paraguay, in their last game of the year.
El Tri has now gone six games without knowing victory.
As in Torreón, the fans booed and insulted the tricolor players, who still have not given positive results less than a year before the 2026 World Cup.
With a total of 7 changes, Mexico jumped onto the Alamodome field, like the Guaraníes, regarding their defeat against the United States.
The highlight of this match was the goal of Raul Jimenez to get within one of the second best scorer in the history of the national team, Jared Borgetti; the good feelings that Armando Hormiga González’s debut gave with interesting movements despite having few minutes; and that at times El Tri plays regularly… but it wouldn’t be enough in a World Cup, and even less so in the one where you will be home.
All the goals fell in the second half after a boring first half that included Jorge Ruvalcaba’s debut in El Tri, in addition to La Hormiga González doing the same in the complementary half, and a badly disallowed goal in favor of Paraguay.
In the second half came the emotions and the scores.
Antonio Sanabria opened the scoring for the Paraguayan National Team, the attacker hit a cross that Malagón reached, but could not deflect, despite the fact that there was contact between both players, the goal was declared valid in the 48th minute.
The tricolor turned around quickly and equalized with a penalty that was committed against Gilberto Mora and that Raúl Jiménez converted.
However, two minutes later, the redhead regained the advantage, ultimately with a header into Bobadilla’s net after a rebound from Malagón.
The tie of the Mexican National Team It came from a penalty, Orbelin Pineda It was the tricolor soccer player who received the foul and Raúl Jiménez was in charge of taking the shot perfectly from 11 steps (54′).
The joy of the tie was short-lived in Mexico, because when it seemed like they could respond and come back, Paraguay’s final goal came.
A set piece ended up generating shots and crosses that the Mexicans managed to deflect, despite having nine players in the area, Damián Bodadilla was able to hit a header that made it 2-1.
PHRASE
“We must be prepared for all the reactions of the fans”
ORBELÍN PINEDA
MIDDLE OF THE TRI