Peru vs. Mexico: A chance for reconciliation
This Saturday, September 24th, Peru and Mexico will face each other at the Rose Bowl Stadium in the United States, in what will be a new international friendly for both squads. However, the Mexicans prioritize a victory to reconcile with their fans, and see in the Blanquirroja the perfect rival to achieve it.
Since last week, the Mexican press has been underestimating the Peruvian national team, stating that they should face a World Cup rival, and even said that Peru and Colombia "were the only options". This is how, from the Concacaf, they believe that the South American teams that have not qualified for Qatar 2022 are far inferior to them.
Under this context, 'Tata' Martino, the Mexican coach, stated that the victory will bring back the affection of the fans for the Mexican team. "I cannot say anything, the team must speak on the field and that will surely bring us closer to the people, not by speaking in a press conference to feed the illusion, that is fed by the players' behavior on the field," said the Argentine.
It is important to clarify that, although the coach did not say anything derogatory, Mexico appears confident in achieving two comfortable victories against the current opponents, despite having recently lost against Paraguay (1-0), a team that also did not qualify for the World Cup and finished in the lower positions of the Conmebol Qualifiers.
In their last six matches, the Mexican team has only won two of them, and one of them was against the weak Suriname national team. Apart from that match, they lost 3-0 against Uruguay and 1-0 against Paraguay, drew 0-0 with Ecuador, drew 1-1 with Jamaica, and won 2-1 against Nigeria.
What group is Mexico in for Qatar 2022?
Finally, it is important to note that Mexico will share a group in the World Cup with Argentina (Lionel Messi), Poland (Robert Lewandowski), and Saudi Arabia, who recently drew against Ecuador in a friendly match.