The World Cup winner was agonizingly close to becoming a Rossoneri player in the summer of 2021, but instead chose to cross the Atlantic to join Mexican club Tigres.
Mexico's win over South Korea, thanks to the goals by Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez, triggered a journey through memory for the Cult of Calcio's correspondent Carlos Molano, who recalled episodes of his past related to both countries. The result is a match recap that also tells us more about the culture where the Tricolores and the Taegeuk Warriors come from.