Mexico couldn't cope with injuries on the back line as it fell to Ecuador in a performance that leaves a bad taste in the mouth for El Tri, writes Jon Arnold.
RANCAGUA, Chile — Mexico's 2015 Copa America campaign ended Friday night, with El Tri unable to top Ecuador. There's still plenty for Mexico fans to be excited about this summer with the Gold Cup yet to come, but failure to advance from a group that looked pretty forgiving will go down as the first failure of the Miguel Herrera era.
Here are three thoughts from tonight's defeat:
Mexico couldn't overcome injuries - The Efrain Velarde experiment failed miserably, with Mexico's defense returning to the disjointed unit that showed up for the first match against Bolivia.