🇲🇽 Bloodied Aguirre creates distraction from El Tri's issues in San Pedro Sula

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This newsletter should be about the Honduras national team.

It should be about Luis Palma, about how fans see the Vida product rising through the ranks and now finding his place at Celtic and have always hoped for a national-team breakout. How it came Friday night with a pair of goals, scoring more in 27 minutes than he had in 16 previous appearances.

It should be about Edrick Menjívar, how the goalkeeper saved four shots on target from Mexico. How the Honduran defense in front of him was able to limit Raul Jimenez to just one shot on target and stayed stingy for nearly all 90 minutes.

Instead, it’s mostly about some dope with good aim firing a can and opening up a nasty wound on Mexico manager Javier Aguirre.

If you missed match and the photos and videos that went around in the aftermath, someone in the San Pedro Sula stands throw a can and hit the El Tri boss.

Aguirre insisted it looked worse than it actually was, and he was getting immediate medical attention from the El Tri training staff. We saw him looking normal during the team’s training in Toluca on Sunday, without a large bandage or any indications he’s suffering.

After, the Honduran federation released a statement that started out strong. It said the federation “laments and firmly condemns” the actions of a limited group of fans and said the can incident was “absolutely reprehensible.”

But then it decided to engage in some victim-blaming, saying Aguirre’s behavior during the match “represent an evident provocation and incitation of violence and a lack of respect toward the fans who are watching the match in the stadium or on television.”