Mexico will take on its arch nemesis, the USMNT, on Saturday night in the marquee contest of Rafael Márquez’s opening stint at the helm. Securing the first win of El Tri’s new era against its biggest rival is imperative, but it’ll have to do so without star teenager Gilberto Mora on the pitch.
It is a major absence Mexico will be forced to overcome in a match where Márquez was expected to deploy his strongest lineup. Mora was the best player on the pitch in El Tri’s impressive 1–1 draw against Colombia. In his first match donning Mexico’s No. 10 shirt, Mora scored the first goal of the Márquez era and became El Tri’s youngest goalscorer of all time.
