With left-sided central defender Hector Moreno set for surgery, El may have to abandon plans to play three at the back when it faces the Central American nation.
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera may look to test a 4-4-2 formation in their friendly against Honduras, with defender Hector Moreno ruled out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In an attempt to accommodate Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez and Giovani dos Santos, Herrera set Mexico up in a 5-2-3 formation versus Costa Rica last week, but his team was overrun in the first half to trail 2-0 at the break.
Herrera withdrew Moreno, who hurt his right foot, and Vela at halftime in Orlando, bringing on midfielders Carlos Esquivel and Jose Vazquez, and those changes made Mexico more effective as Dos Santos and Hernandez scored to secure a 2-2 draw.