Alexis Vega after Tri's draw against Valencia: “We knew it was going to be complicated”

Despite criticism for what was the draw of the Mexican National Team against Valencia (2-2) this Saturday in Puebla Within the Aztec team they recognize the level of the current rival and highlight that they are on the right track with the help of Javier Aguirre in this new stage at the head of El Tri.

This is what he assured Alexis Vegawho scored opened the scoring at the Cuauhtémoc stadium where Ozziel Herrera was also present on the scoreboard for the locals while Dani Gómez was in charge of scoring the two goals for the Spanish team.

“We are happy with the work that has been done. We knew that Valencia was a difficult team even though they did not bring their best players. I think that from the beginning they planned to come to Mexico to compete”commented the forward after the match according to TUDN.

And precisely the absence of Valencia’s figures in addition to the bad moment that the team is going through in LaLiga where it is located at the bottom of the standings at the start of the season generated criticism for the result achieved by the Mexican team.

“Their players, who came at this time, we knew that they are competing at the highest level but hey, we continue working. We don’t leave happy, but I don’t think we did badly either, I think we played a good game and we will continue to improve.”added the Toluca player in Liga MX.

Alexis Vega, 26, was in Javier Aguirre’s starting eleven for this friendly duel. He got on the scoreboard in the 7th minute with a free kick goal and ended up being substituted in the 67th minute when the game was already tied 2-2.

To turn the page before the United States

Alexis Vega recognized that the Mexican National Team has to turn the page as quickly as possible after this unexpected draw against Valencia (2-2) and they must set their sights on their next challenge: Tuesday against the United States in Guadalajara.

“We know that the United States is a game that cannot be lost. We are going to be in our country after a long time since we could not play here. It is a game that we have to win no matter what. We will leave our souls”commented the forward.

The Stars and Stripes team has just beaten Panama (2-0) in the debut of Argentine Mauricio Pochettino on the bench. The Americans maintain dominance over the Mexicans in their latest confrontations, so El Tri will seek to end that dynamic.

The Mexican National Team is in the middle of its preparation for what will be the 2026 World Cup in which it will be one of the venues along with the United States and Canada.

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