Mexico defeated Internacional 2-0 in their first game of their South American tour with a solid performance from a side made up of a number of El Tri debutants.
El Tri showed character following a poor opening half an hour of the match where they looked lost and overwhelmed by Inter's quality on the ball. However, it all changed in the final 15 minutes of the first half. Javier Aguirre's young side began letting go of the nerves and finally, Erik Lira opened the scoring 35 minutes into the game following a well-crafted play. A minute before the half time whistle, Jorge Ruvalcaba doubled El Tri's lead following a wonderful pass by Elías Montiel.
