Overview
- Germán Berterame scored the winner in Santa Cruz to complete Mexico’s January sweep after a 1-0 over Panama, with several youngsters debuting.
- Javier Aguirre said roughly 80% of his 26-player roster is set and scheduled a late-February friendly against Iceland in Querétaro to continue evaluations.
- Alianza Lima beat Inter Miami 3-0 behind a Paolo Guerrero brace and now faces a compressed run featuring Liga 1 openers and a Fase 1 tie vs. 2 de Mayo starting Feb. 4.
- Sporting Cristal topped Universidad Católica (Ecuador) 3-1 on their ‘Tarde Celeste’, though Christofer Gonzales was injured in warm-ups.
- Universitario routed Universidad de Chile 3-0 as Ecuador’s Ecuavisa reported the club’s interest in a possible loan for Barcelona SC prospect Jandry Gómez.