A goal-challenged Mexico side has a chance to change the vibe around the team with two positive results in September friendlies against Peru and Colombia as ...
It should be a different vibe with Peru under a new manager, who has a reputation as a players' coach. Mexico have had a hard time against South American teams in their recent stretch of matches, and scoring has been their biggest challenge. Peru will take place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico will round out their September tuneup schedule with a match against Colombia on Tuesday, Sept. Losses to Uruguay (3-0) and Paraguay (1-0), and a scoreless draw against Ecuador have fans worried about what could be in store at the 2022 World Cup, where they face Argentina, Poland and a tricky Saudi Arabia side. Since May, Mexico has had an unconvincing stretch of matches during which they've been plagued by a lack of goal scoring.
Mexico will face Peru at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Sunday in a friendly clash between the two nations.
Mexico are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last five games across all competitions. Peru's latest result ended a run of back-to-back victories and marked just their second defeat in their last 11 games across all competitions. Head coach Juan Reynoso has named three uncapped players in the 27-man squad, all of whom will be looking to make their international debuts this month. There have been 27 meetings between the two nations. Peru, meanwhile, endured a difficult World Cup Qualifying campaign but ultimately secured the sole playoff spot after beating Paraguay in their final match. [World Cup qualifying](https://www.sportskeeda.com/go/fifa-world-cup-qualifiers) campaign, shaking off a brief hitch midway through the process.
Can Mexico flip the narrative and erase the pessimism surrounding the team with two months left until the World Cup? It will take convincing performances ...
โ TV Azteca 7, Canal 5, TUDN Peru regulars Yoshimar Yotun and Andy Polo are not on the team due to injury. A host of players are expected to be sidelined due to various knocks (Hector Herrera, Jorge Sanchez, Rogelio Funes Mori and Raul Jimenez have been named), while Luis Romo and Alexis Vega could join them. The prospect of facing Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski is not inspiring confidence among El Tri fans. It starts with Saturday's match against Peru at the Rose Bowl.
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A late goal from winger Hirving Lozano secured a 1-0 win for World Cup-bound Mexico over Peru in an international ...
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar) 18 World Cup in Qatar in Group C against Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Poland. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A late goal from winger Hirving Lozano secured a 1-0 win for World Cup-bound Mexico over Peru in an international friendly at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday.