The Chilean national team faces Mexico this Tuesday, October 6, at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States. It is the last friendly of its North American tour, and it comes after defeats to Canada and the United States.
According to the live coverage by El Deportivo of La Tercera, the match kicked off at 0-0. The outlet noted that both teams come into the game after losing to the United States.
Cooperativa reported that the coaching staff confirmed the lineup at 22:10. The available sources do not list the eleven players chosen.
There was a change of kit. Mexico confirmed it will play in its white alternate shirt, so Chile will wear its red home shirt for the only time in this FIFA window, according to Cooperativa.
The match is under the direction of Nicolás Córdova, head coach of the youth national teams and interim coach of the senior side. Before the game, he recalled Chile's 7-0 win over Mexico, but kept his distance from it: "Today we are in a different reality."
Córdova also spoke about his future. "I don't have the ego to ask to stay with the senior team," he said. He has already taken on two interim stints in three years and said he will work in whatever role the Federation assigns him.
The tour was marked by the departure of midfielder Marcelino Núñez, who plays for English club Ipswich Town. The coach said: "I didn't kick him out of the national team." However, La Tercera reported that there was a clash between the two.
Defender Villagra, who joined the coach at the press conference, backed the coach's public criticism: "If he points out shortcomings by name, it's for the good of the national team."
The question of who will lead La Roja remains under debate. Former goalkeeper Claudio Bravo backed Manuel Pellegrini as an option and said: "We need his prestige."
After this match, the Federation will have to decide who will lead the senior team. Córdova would return to his post with the youth national teams.
