In their first game back following their nightmare exit from the Copa America Centenario, Mexico survived a first half scare to come from a goal down and beat El Salvador 3-1 at the Estadio Cuscatlán. The result leaves Juan Carlos Osorio’s side a perfect five out of five in World Cup qualifying, while El Salvador is left to watch the hexagonal from the TV.
Here are my three takeaways from Mexico’s victory over El Salvador:
Debutant Sepulveda scores
What a satisfactory debut it turned out to be for Queretaro forward Angel Sepulveda. For the first time he was starting for the Mexico national team, and for the first time he was scoring.