In a bad-tempered encounter in Phoenix Sunday, Uruguay had a man sent off in the first half and conceded two goals in the last nine minutes.
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“I think we have to be aware that Jamaica has different characteristics than Uruguay and they’ll try to take advantage of that”, he said.
The incensed Uruguayans surrounded the referee after the game and, according to Osorio, Gimenez made his feelings known to him as he left the field.
It was a flawless start from Mexico and the team grew from there, dominating the first half and nearly toying with a Luis Suarez-less Uruguay at times.
Confidence is key, and with a large contingent of fan support in the U.S., perhaps Mexico can go all the way and win their first ever COPA America Centenario!
Uruguay lost the match 1-3, conceding two late goals, after being down to 10 men for a large part of the match.
Marquezs close-range shot in the 84th minute broke a 1-1 tie and Herreras header from just outside the net added another score in extra time. The 29-year-old wide player carved out space for himself on the left flank superbly and then whipped in a wicked cross that sowed panic in the Uruguayan defense as Herrera lurked menacingly.
Uruguay’s only chance of the first half came when Edinson Cavani was put through on goal on the hour hour mark by a pass from Nicolas Lodeiro, but Mexico keeper Alfredo Talavera was out quickly and smothered the PSG forward’s shot.
Colombia captain James Rodriguez is nursing a shoulder injury and will miss their Copa America Group A match against Paraguay today, the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) said.
We had a couple of chances and didnt take them, they got one chance and they took it, and that was the difference in the game today, said Jamaicas assistant coach Miguel Coley, appearing at the post-match press conference instead of the dismissed Schaefer.
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Group C powerhouse Mexico (1-0-0, 3 points) will try to win their second straight game in the 2016 Copa América Centenario as they clash with heartbroken squad Jamaica (0-1-0, 0 points) on June 9, Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
