Overview
- Javier Aguirre started Raúl ‘Tala’ Rangel over local favorite Carlos Acevedo, using the friendly to evaluate options in goal.
- Hirving Lozano left at halftime with a muscle issue, and 17-year-old Gilberto Mora came on and narrowly missed the winner.
- Torreón fans booed Rangel and cheered Acevedo from the bench, drawing on-air rebukes from Jorge Campos; Chivas later posted support for Rangel.
- Mexico secured a clean sheet after recent heavy defeats, while Uruguay traveled without stars such as Darwin Núñez and Federico Valverde.
- Alexis Vega and César Huerta were unavailable due to injuries, and Mexico now face Paraguay on Tuesday in Houston.