Raul Jimenez scored on a 22nd-minute free-kick and set up César Huerta’s goal in the 49th as Mexico stopped a seven-game winless streak against the US with a 2-0 victory in Mauricio Pochettino’s second game as the American coach.
Mexico had five losses and two draws against the US dating to a 3-0 win in September 2019 at East Rutherford, New Jersey.
With nearly a dozen regular players missing that included Christian Pulisic, the US on Tuesday night failed to have any first-half shots for the first time since an April 2023 exhibition against El Tri that ended 1-1.
Defender Mark McKenzie was in the original starting line-up but because of soreness in his left groin was replaced by Miles Robinson just before kickoff.
“Overall Mexico was a little bit better and fully deserve the victory,” Pochettino said.
“For us it is a process. It was a great opportunity for our players to visit a very difficult place to play. We can only improve and learn from this experience.”
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