CNN —Mexico ended a seven-match winless run against bitter rival the United States, winning 2-0 in front of a raucous home crowd at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara. The defeat is Mauricio Pochettino’s first as US men’s national team head coach in only his second game in charge, but the former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham manager was missing a number of key players. We can only improve and learn from this experience.”Pochettino, who last month replaced Gregg Berhalter as US head coach, began his tenure with a 2-0 victory over Panama on Saturday. Pochettino suffered defeat in only his second game in charge of the US. Eduardo Verdugo/AP“I think that the team was aware of the bad performance in Puebla, they wanted to prove themselves that they were capable of playing better,” Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre said, per AP.

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Persons: Striker Raúl Jiménez, César Huerta, Mauricio Pochettino’s, Germain, Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi, Tim Weah, Pochettino, ” Pochettino, Gregg Berhalter, Eduardo Verdugo, Javier Aguirre, Andrés Guardado Organizations: CNN, Akron, Paris Saint, Tottenham, Argentine, Reuters, “, Panama, CONCACAF Nations League, Valencia, Spain’s La Liga, ‘ Locations: Mexico, United States, Guadalajara, Paris, Spain’s La, Puebla, ‘ El Tri