Copa América 2024 day-to-day recap: Mexico, Venezuela get all 3 points

Mexico began its Copa América project with an motivating 1-0 win over fellow CONCACAF-invitees Jamaica on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Here’s whatever that occurred on the 3rd day of group play at Copa América:

Venezuela 2, Ecuador 1

• Venezuela is now 3-1-3 (W-L-D) in its 7 opening group phase videogames at Copa América.
• Venezuela enhanced to 2-2-1 vs Ecuador all-time at Copa América, with all 5 matches coming in the group phase.
• Johnder Cádiz scored the veryfirst global objective of his profession for Venezuela.
• Yeferson Solteldo began for Venezuela, the fastest gamer in the competition at 5’3.
• Ecuador is now 2-16-7 (W-L-D) in its last 25 matches at Copa América throughout 8 competition looks. Its last win at the Copa América was in 2016.
• Enner Valencia was sentout off with a red card, making it 2 successive Copa América competitions in which Ecuador has had a gamer get a red card. In the 2021 quarterfinal, Piero Hincapie made a straight red in the 2nd minute of 2nd half of interruption (Ecuador lost 3-0 to Argentina).
• Since 2015, just one group has won after going down a gamer on a red card at Copa América: Brazil in 2021.
• Venezuela and Ecuador are the just 2 CONMEBOL groups that have neverever won Copa América.

Mexico 1, Jamaica 0

• Mexico has now won 6 of its last 9 opening group videogames at Copa América, going 6-1-2 (W-L-D).
• Mexico stays unbeaten versus CONCACAF groups all-time at Copa América, now 2-0-2 (W-L-D).
• Mexico enhances to 17-3-5 (W-L-D) versus Jamaica all-time (all competitors); Its last loss to Jamaica came in the 2017 Gold Cup semifinal.
• Mexico taped the veryfirst win by a CONCACAF group at Copa América because the United States beat Ecuador in the 2016 quarterfinal.
• Jaime Lozana enhanced to 10-6-3 (W-L-D) as Mexico’s head coach. This is his veryfirst significant worldwide competition as head coach of Mexico.
• Jamaica stays winless all-time at Copa América, now 0-7-0 (W-L-D). It has likewise yet to rating a objective in the competitors.
• All 22 beginners in this match made their Copa América launching.

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