The Mexican National Team is in a difficult situation in the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The Aztec squad fell against Argentina by a score of 2-0 in a competitive duel, intense, but in which they had no clarity on offense. La Albiceleste achieved three very important points at the expense of El Tri with scores from Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernández.
The Aztec team competed very well during the first half and pressured the Argentine central defenders to leave. However, El Tri looked flat on counterattacks and could not take advantage of this moment in the match. With the passing of the minutes, Argentina became more comfortable on the field of play and felt more comfortable.
Gerardo Martino’s team tried it with a free kick from Alexis Vega and some other set pieces, but the reality is that they did not worry Emiliano Martínez much. In the second half, Lionel Scaloni’s team continued to grow, although without generating clear options. Lionel Messi broke a tense duel without creativity with a great goal from outside the area at 64.
A goal from another game.
Mexico tried to push forward, but without clear ideas. Gerardo Martino sent Raúl Jiménez, Uriel Antuna and Roberto Alvarado onto the pitch in search of a tie, but the three had a more than discreet participation.
In this way, Argentina gets fully into the fight for the ticket to the round of 16. Next Wednesday, the Albiceleste will play against Poland. Mexico still has chances to go to the next phase, but it is no longer up to itself.
They need to beat Saudi Arabia and wait for the result of the other match. Mexico needs to thrash a team that performs very well defensively. And the worst thing is that El Tri has four duels without scoring in a World Cup tournament.
The task seems very complex. And now, more than ever, the points that were missed in the debut against Poland hurt.
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