Mexico 1 Panama 0 (Game Suspended)

An own gol that deflected off the face of Panama´s Baloy was enough to give Mexico a hard fought victory on Sunday. That and a lot of slips, falls and ugly tackling is all I remember from the game. How disappointing! I was left wanting more. Wanting to see how Giovani and Nery Castillo could complement each other and waiting to see an attacking sprint from Salcido or a zig-zag attack run from Guardado into the box! For this we have Mother Nature to thank, although in all fairness the field was more mud than turf by the end of the first half when the game was suspended.

Next up is Brasil this Wednesday in a rematch of the opening game of the Copa America. Who do you think will step up have a Nery Castillo-like performance for Mexico in this game? By the way I loved Nery´s new look, wow he rocked that Tiger Mask! Below is the squad list.

Porteros
Guillermo Ochoa – América
Luis Michel – Guadalajara
Alfonso Blanco – Pachuca

Defensas
Rafael Márquez – Barcelona
Israel Castro – UNAM
Julio Domínguez – Cruz Azul
Edgar Mejía – Guadalajara
Jonny Magallón – Guadalajara
Héctor Moreno – UNAM
Fausto Pinto – Pachuca
Carlos Salcido – PSV

Medios
José Guerrero – Atlante
Jaime Correa – Pachuca
Patricio Araujo – Guadalajara
Gerardo Torrado – Cruz Azul
Jorge Hernández – Atlas
Fernando Arce – Monarcas
Andrés Guardado – Deportivo La Coruña

Delanteros
Luis Landín – Monarcas
Nery Castillo – Shakhtar Donetsk
Giovani Dos Santos – Barcelona
Carlos Vela – Osasuna
Juan Carlos Cacho – Pachuca