Amid a brewing coaching controversy, the Mexican team led by coach Juan Carlos Osorio showed on Sunday why they are one of the usual favorites to take home the biennial Gold Cup. Playmaker Elias Hernandez contributed to a 3-1 victory over El Salvador with two assists and a goal.
The heavy-hanging pressure on the team came after a disappointing showing at the FIFA Confederations Cup earlier in the summer. To add even more adversity, Osorio had to sit at a suite in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego as part of a six-match ban imposed by FIFA for insulting the officials at the Mexico v.