The Mexico National Team got off to a winning start under Gerardo “Tata” Martino as El Tri earned a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Chile on Friday night.
Raul Jimenez, Hector Moreno, and Hirving “Chucky” Lozano scored in the second half for Mexico, while Nico Castillo struck for Chile in their only goal of the match.
Mexico got off to a fast start, but it was Chile who came closest to grabbing an early breakthrough when an Arturo Vidal header was saved by Guillermo Ochoa in the 13th minute.
El Tri then gave a glimpse of what life under Tata could possibly look like when a brilliant interchange of passes around the area finished with Raul Jimenez sending a cross in for Rodolfo Pizarro, who narrowly failed to connect inside the box.