The last test was already behind us with a bitter taste in the mouth of the 2-1 defeat against Sweden. To the coach Gerard Martino He has five days to define the starting 11 against whom he will take the field Poland from group C, which they complete Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Mexico have a key game in their debut. He knows that a win will give him air for a second clash, against none other than Lionel Messi’s side.
New in development
Martino and his gaze on Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Jiménez in the friendly between Mexico and Sweden played this Wednesday at the Montilivi stadium, in Girona, as part of the preparation for the World Cup in Qatar. EFE/David Borrat
After losing against Sweden, ‘Tata’ underlined the striker’s physical condition Raúl Jiménez It is still far from adequate, although its evolution has been important in recent days after overcoming the pain in the groin.
“The most important thing is that he felt very well, he played 45 minutes after a long time, he also played 27 minutes of football during the week, he hadn’t played football in normal spaces yet, between what we did during the week and today he has collected a good amount of minutes and above all to overcome the injury”.
“I would like to see Messi as a scorer and world champion”
Javier Aguirre, former Mexico DT
Source: Clarin
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