Overview
- The friendly finished scoreless in Torreón, with Mexico’s clearest chance a three‑finger strike from 17‑year‑old Gilberto Mora that skimmed the post and a key save by Raúl Rangel on 66 minutes.
- Aguirre chose Rangel over hometown favorite Carlos Acevedo, prompting sustained boos from the crowd throughout the match.
- Chivas publicly backed their keeper during the game, posting “El portero de México” on social media after the negative reception.
- Mora entered for Hirving Lozano, who left with a muscle issue, and later absorbed a studs‑up challenge from Nahitan Nández that did not draw a red card after VAR involvement.
- Tensions spiked late when César Montes and Maximiliano Araújo confronted each other following a non‑penalty decision, and Mexico now shifts focus to Paraguay on Tuesday in Houston.