Mexico and Raul Jimenez Must Offer More in Copa America After Bolivia Bore Draw

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Published: June 13, 2015

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He had a good look, but that's about as close as it got. Referee Enrique Caceres was on the scene but waved away Javier Aquino's appeal for a penalty.

Edward Zenteno barely made any contact with the Mexican, and he was already falling to the turf before the Bolivian defender tried to make his challenge.

Mexico had one other penalty appeal, too, when Javier Guemez had his legs swept from beneath him by Marcelo Moreno Martins. This was a foul, technically. If the referee had pointed to the spot, there could be no complaints by Bolivia, even though the ball had run out of the midfielder's control.

But even for a depleted Mexico, complaining about just one legitimate shout for a penalty against Bolivia is not a good situation to be in.



After all, their opponents have not won a game at the Copa America since 1997. Albeit not quite as weak as some think, Mauricio Soria's side still pose little threat to their Copa America Group A opponents.

That said, the closest either team came to breaking the deadlock on Friday night was when Martins struck the post with an effort in the first half.

It reflects badly on Mexico that the most entertaining moment of their opening Copa America display was the sight of their coach, Miguel Herrera, raging on the sidelines after Aquino's penalty claim was rightfully turned down.

Known as "The Bug," the coach is not a calm character, and he raised eyebrows with his arguably excessive celebrations at the World Cup.



Herrera had little to celebrate here. Atletico Madrid forward Raul Jimenez was sent on in the second half, and his header was inches wide of the far post.

The striker has plenty to prove both here with his national team and also back in the Spanish capital, as he tries to earn more game time under Diego Simeone.

Mexico's outstanding performer on the night, FC Twente's Jesus Corona Ruiz, had...
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