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Osorio invests in injury replacements for Mexico national team

The El Tri boss has been watching closely this week deciding who will start wide in Friday's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica.

CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Juan Carlos Osorio likes his options.

The Mexico coach has had to dig relatively deep to figure out how exactly he wants to line up against Costa Rica when the teams meet in a clash of the top two teams at this early stage of the Hexagonal. Injuries to Hirving Lozano, Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, Javier Aquino, Giovani dos Santos and Marco Fabian not only have knocked out his top wingers but also put the next logical options out of service.