Mexico finally broke through in its exhibition against Chile on Friday night when Carlos Salcedo drew a penalty in the box and Raul Jimenez, who had hit the post in the first half, converted it in the 52nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Mexico scored again. In the 65th minute, a third.
There’s probably nothing El Tri can do to erase the embarrassment, the pit-of-the-stomach humiliation, of the historic 7-0 loss against Chile in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Copa America Centenario that elicited the headline, “Tridiculo,” in a Mexico City newspaper. But Friday’s 3-1 win, convincing and comprehensive as it was, is at least a start.