Overview
- Home fans jeered throughout at Estadio TSM Corona, with goalkeeper Raúl ‘Tala’ Rangel targeted during the match and the entire team booed at full time.
- Erick ‘Chiquito’ Sánchez criticized the reception and urged support, stressing the squad’s confidence in Javier Aguirre and its readiness to adapt tactically.
- Raúl Jiménez called the experience of being booed at home sad, pointing to hostile chants that included calls of “Fuera Vasco” and abuse toward the goalkeeper.
- Captain Edson Álvarez echoed the discontent, delivering a sarcastic tunnel remark about being “at home” that underscored the team’s frustration.
- Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano signed autographs after exiting with physical discomfort, and a thrown jersey hit his face, as Mexico now turns to a friendly against Paraguay at the Alamodome in San Antonio.