Mexico was uncompetitive in the second half and fell 4–0 to Colombia at AT&T Stadium in the worst defeat of the Javier Aguirre era.
Jhon Lucumí opened the scoring early in the game. Mexico responded well and was slightly better than Colombia in what remained of the first half, but failed to generate clear chances to level the match.
Aguirre’s side crumbled after the break, however, and Colombia was merciless. Luis Díaz, Jefferson Lerma and Johan Carbonero all found the back of the net to tie the bow on a dominant win for Néstor Lorenzo’s side and
For Mexico, it’s a worrying performance in which all of the team’s issues were exposed. Significant improvement is needed or Ecuador could very well hand Mexico back-to-back defeats when they meet next Tuesday.
Here’s three takeaways from Mexico’s worrying defeat against Colombia.
