Mexico coach
Gerardo Martino held out one of his best players against
Canada in the
Gold Cup. But when an injury left the team short-handed, he subbed in
Andres Guardado.
The captain came through to lead his national team to victory.
Guardado had two goals in the second half, Roberto Alvarado also scored and Mexico beat Canada 3-1 in the group stage of the Gold Cup on Wednesday night.
Mexico has won its first two matches by a combined score of 10-1 and took control Group A despite losing midfielder Erick Gutierrez in the first half.
There was no update on Gutierrez after the game, and Martino didn’t want to speculate on the severity of the injury.
“I do not know anything yet,” he said. “Once I said too much too soon and that player is now, basically, practicing and working with the team.”