The Azteca Stadium witnessed a new Concacaf Classic and made it true to its custom. The festive atmosphere, full of joy, with costumes, hats and even mariachis was present to see the Mexican National Team receive the United States in the World Cup qualifier.
The Aztec fans arrived with the spirit of seeing their team break the streak of three consecutive defeats against the staunch rival, but unfortunately for their intentions, they were left wanting, because Gerardo Martino's team could not beat the Americans and they signed an insipid 0-0.
It was the Tricolor strategist himself who starred in the pre-match and post-match for a large sector of fans, who harshly demanded his management and did not get tired to shout the famous “Fuera Tata”, especially after the draw against the Barras and Stars team is finished.
Despite the fervor with which the Mexican fans arrived, in a match that predicted a real party at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico's performance bothered the mood and the audience was disappointed with the team, as not only were four games spun without victory against the United States, but the experience in the Colossus of St. Ursula was deplorable for thousands.
The reason was the new protocol of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to enter the Azteca Stadium, as the famous Fan ID caused chaos in the turnstiles. The entrance to the Colossus of Santa Ursula at the Calzada de Tlalpan box office ended 50 minutes after the long-awaited Concacaf Classic began.
When Manuel Mijares sang the national anthem, the upper part of the stadium looked abandoned and the crowds projected by the sold-out ticket did not appear. The reason? The debuting Fan ID system and its implementation, as it slowed down as never before the entrance to the building in the south of Mexico City.
Between failures in the reception system, in the reading of the famous QR code — for which a previous registration was needed on the internet — the high demand generated by the match, the crowd crackers were present and increased as the game progressed.
By the 30th minute of the match, the resignation took over the fans, who paid more than a thousand Mexican pesos to miss practically an entire half of the match.
In the midst of the claims of the fans in networks to the Federation, the malfunctioning of the team, the four matches without winning the United States and the problems of access to the Azteca Stadium, it was confirmed that the Mexican fans do not finish connecting with their national team and that is reflected in the statements.
“Go away Tata”, “Go back to Argentina”, “Where is the Chicharito?” , “This team plays nothing”, “Where are the changes?” , “Return to Piojo Herrera”, were some of the statements collected by Infobae Mexico after the meeting, in an almost unanimous display of the disapproval at the current level of the Tricolor.
Criticism rained from different latitudes, as a sea of supporters from the United States came to the stands of the a href="https://www.infobae.com/tag/estadio-azteca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"Giant of Santa Úrsula/a, who took advantage of the match to visit Mexico City and remember its roots. California, Houston, New Jersey, Texas and Chicago were the main starting points for this legion of Mexicans who traveled to the capital to see their national team.
ibPiojo Herrera was one of the great protagonists in the thoughts of Mexican fans, as it was the first name for a possible replacement from Tata despite being a few days away from signing the World Cup. By discard, custom or because “there is no other”, the name of the Tigres coach was placed by the main candidate by the supporters tonight.
Other characters such as Antonio Mohamed, Ricardo Ferretti and even Javier Aguirre, who has just signed with Mallorca in Spain, appeared to seek relief on the bench in Mexico, as the sensation was unanimous: there is no satisfaction or enthusiasm in this team.
In a match he was painting to begin to reconnect with the Mexican fans, the national team failed, the access experience had a very critical point and the pass to the World Cup was not finished, all around a new match without victory against the United States, so they have already added 13 years without defeating the hated rival at Estadio Azteca.
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