Rafa Márquez Mexico national team preparation for Jamaica Nations League quarterfinal, Digi Mart USA News (Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico): Mexico coach Rafael Márquez began his team’s preparation on Monday in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, ahead of the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Jamaica.
Márquez and his coaching staff chose to move the national team’s training camp to the south of Mexico to create conditions similar to those the squad will face when it visits Kingston’s National Stadium in Jamaica on November 14. The return leg of the series will take place on November 17 at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the north of the country.
The players called up trained at the Mayakoba tourist resort. Márquez was very active in the first session, giving instructions and setting the tone that characterized his playing career, when he won with Spain’s Barcelona and with the Mexican national team, which took him to five World Cups.
Physical work on the pitch and small-space football made up the activities of the first day of training. Julián Quiñones of Al Qadsiah was enthusiastic about returning to the squad after missing the September and October FIFA window due to an injury.
Alexis Vega, the Toluca forward who also received his first call-up, trained with intensity and showed the strength that characterizes him in the domestic league, as did Jesús Corona of Monterrey, who also attended his first call-up under Márquez.
Armando González of Greece’s Olympiakos and Armando León of NK Osijek reported to the national team today, and Santiago Giménez of Portugal’s Porto is expected to arrive later.
Mexico will seek its first victory under Márquez against Jamaica. Márquez became head coach of El Tri after the 2026 World Cup, which was led by Javier “Vasco” Aguirre.
In his first friendly matches in charge of the national team, Márquez drew 1-1 with Colombia and Peru and lost 3-0 to the United States and 2-0 to Chile.
