Even in his Monterrey days - there was a Club World Cup game against Chelsea in 2012 that stood out - Corona was a player who oozed class, possessed an ease in beating defenders and a rare two-footed-ness.Ī lot has happened since - including a mysterious exit from the Mexico squad before the 2017 Confederations Cup - and only 34 minutes for Corona at Russia 2018 was too little for a player with his talent. The Portuguese top division's Most Valuable Player for the 2019-20 season is now firmly established in Europe, but his national team career has been marked by inconsistency and he'd only played twice over Martino's 18 games in charge before Wednesday night.Īfter Wednesday's display in Amsterdam, the hope for Mexico is that he can finally become the player for El Tri that he has threatened to be and firmly establish himself as a starter.Ĭorona was electric. Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. The biggest national team headline Corona has created following the 2018 World Cup, at least prior to his performance in Wednesday's 1-0 victory over the Netherlands, had been the FC Porto player's no-show at Gerardo Martino's first camp and subsequent public scolding. That may not have been fair for a 27-year-old in his prime, but there have also been underlying reasons. ![]() ![]() Jesus "Tecatito" Corona had become somewhat of a marginalized name for the Mexico national team, at least compared to fellow forwards Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano. Mexico's 'Tecatito' Corona, already a MVP at Porto, shows class in win over Netherlands You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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