It will not be just another game today that the team will have to face. Mexico team against Ecuador, because it will not only be in play their pass to the quarterfinals in the Copa América, but also the continuity of Jaime Lozano at the head of the technical direction of Tricolor.
After beating Jamaica and losing to Venezuela, both by the smallest of margins, Mexico has three points and needs to win to advance to the next round of the Cup.
Ecuadorians (second) and Aztecs (third) have three points each, but the Andeans are ahead due to having a better goal difference (+1, compared to 0).
Mexico has ten participations in the America Cup They have made it past the quarter-finals on five occasions and will seek to repeat the feat today. However, if they do not win against the Ecuadorians, it would be the third time that they have failed to make it past the group stage, since in the edition played in Argentina in 2011 they lost all three games and in Chile 2015 they lost two and lost the other.
The Mexican National Team and Ecuador were measured on 25 occasions if only Five were for the Copa America. In these meetings, Mexico leads with four wins against only one of the South Americans.
Last chance
Coach Jaime Lozano, He has been walking a tightrope even before the start of the world’s oldest national team tournament.
His players have publicly backed his process, but the pressure is suffocating since as head of Mexico he must be up to par for the 2026 World Cup, which he co-hosts with the United States and Canada.
The passage of Jaime Lozano for the Tricolor It was not a smooth ride. After taking charge of the national team as interim coachthe strategist won the Gold Cup in 2023 but, since then, the situation was downhill.
After the championship, Lozano and Mexico They lost the Nations League Final to the United States and now they could lose their fourth consecutive match against Conmebol teamsBesides that They would be left out of the Copa América.
For that reason, the Mexico national team His life is at stake in his matchday 3 of Group B against Ecuador but, whatever happens, the coach’s continuity will be evaluated by the Mexican Football Federation once your participation has concluded.
Regardless of whether they advance to the quarterfinals, the ‘Jimmy‘ could be on the tightrope due to the team’s performance and results in the most recent matches, Even the position of Duilio Davino (sports director of men’s national teams) is also in danger.
The probable alignment
Since the victorious debut against Jamaica (1-0) lost its current reference, the captain and midfielder Edson Álvarez, and against Venezuela, the man who inherited the tape, central defender César Montes. The defender, however, would be in the starting line-up for the final match of Group B.
For the third Group Stage match, the coach aims to repeat the lineup. According to information, the Aztec coach will use the same starting eleven that started in Los Angeles against Venezuelawhich means that nine of the players will play in all three Group Stage games.
“I am calm about what the team has shown on the field. Two good games have been played, although the second was not what we expected,” the coach said this Saturday at a press conference. “Ecuador is a pretty strong team, but we have to win, it depends on us.”
Mexico: Julio González- Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Gerardo Arteaga – Luis Romo – Uriel Antuna, Carlos Rodríguez, Luis Chávez, Julián Quiñones – Santiago Giménez. DT: Jaime Lozano.
Ecuador: Coach: Felix Sanchez.
Stadium: State Farm Stadium, Glendale. Arizona,
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala).
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH MEXICO VS ECUADOR?
- Day: Sunday, June 30
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Location: State Farm Stadium
- Transmission: Channel 5, Azteca 7, TUDN, VIX+
Source: Ambito
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