Regaining the positive sensations that they had lost in the Qualifiers due to the hustle and bustle and the lack of goals, is the objective of Gerardo Martino in the friendlies that the Mexican National Team will have for the Qatar World Cup 2022 which will be played at the end of the year.
The preparation path begins this Saturday in Dallas with the friendly against Nigeria . A physical rival, with an impressive pace and who will make the Mexican teams work.
“In the first year we were a National Team that had very good performances and progressed game by game. Afterwards we have obtained important points, although not with the game that we expect, we must return to that now”, Martino acknowledged at the press conference.
A total of 38 players were called by Martino on the FIFA date to play against Nigeria, then on June 2 in Arizona against Uruguay and three days later against Ecuador in Chicago. Three rivals with a high level to measure the competitiveness of El Tri.
For this duel against Nigeria, Martino will seek to give minutes to players who are not part of his usual first line of players to try to widen the range of options. Youth plus other soccer players who knock on the door of ownership.
Marcelo Flores or Diego Lainez are among the players who could have minutes from the start in Dallas.
Technical sheet
Date: Saturday 28 May
Hours: 5: 08 Pacific PM / 8: 08 from the east
Stadium: AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Broadcast in USA: TUDN USA and UniMás (TV) / Fubo TV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW and UDN App (Streaming).
History
Mexico 1-1 Nigeria | 12 of January of 1995
Mexico 2-2 Nigeria | 13 October 2007
Mexico 2-2 Nigeria | 28 May 2013
Mexico 0-0 Nigeria | March 5, 2014
Mexico 4-0 Nigeria | July 3, 2021
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