Overview
- Marcelo Bielsa said contacts with the Mexican federation never advanced into formal evaluations, so he never had to accept or reject the job.
- He described Liga MX as structurally impressive, citing stadium quality, public support, infrastructure and the scale of the football industry.
- The Uruguay coach highlighted Mexico’s youth pipeline, singling out 17-year-old Gilberto Mora as evidence of a robust development process under Aguirre.
- Uruguay face Mexico in a friendly at Estadio Corona in Torreón as both teams fine-tune ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
- Bielsa confirmed Uruguay will be without Federico Valverde and Darwin Núñez for the November internationals.