Arteaga screamer sees Mexico edge Jamaica
Mexico scraped out a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in their Group B opener at the Copa America, but its winner's joy was tempered by what appeared to be a potentially tournament-ending injury to captain Edson Alvarez.
Alvarez collapsed clutching his hamstring in the 30th minute and limped off the pitch in tears.
Jamaica, which is ranked 38 places below Mexico, thought it had scored its first Copa America goal when Michail Antonio headed into the net five minutes into the second half, but the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Mexico stepped up a gear after that scare, with Luis Chavez, Santiago Gimenez and Gerardo Arteaga all drawing fine saves from Jamaica keeper Jahmali Waite, before Arteaga finally broke the deadlock in the 69th minute with a thunderous strike.
The result moved Mexico level on three points with Venezuela, which beat Ecuador 2-1 in the other Group B clash earlier in the day.
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