The Mexican U-20 team thrashed Panama 4-0 at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, securing a spot in the 2027 U-20 World Cup to be held in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The squad led by Alex Diego achieved a well-deserved victory, in a match where the canalers tried to compete with the national team, but clearly Mexico was superior and demonstrated it on the playing field. Unfortunately, one of the figures of this Tri Sub-20, Hugo Camberos, suffered an injury and left the field in tears in the second half, making it very difficult for him to be ready for the semifinal against Maple Leaf on less than 48 hours. It took the Tri Sub-20 about 30 minutes to open the score, because Panama defended well with a low block, until they started to make mistakes in their goalkeeper, which ultimately cost them most of the elimination. A center from the left wing by Luis Gamboa. The ball traveled through the entire area and after the very bad exit of the goalkeeper Alberto Ruiz, the defender Juan Echilvestre stood up alone in the area and headed the ball to put the 1-0. Already in the second half, Mexico scored the 2-0 after a penalty that was blocked by Hugo Camberos, although the Chivas player had the good fortune that the Panamanian goalkeeper gave the rebound just where he arrived and with the goal open he counter-attacked. Then came Hugo's injury that took him out of the field between tears, making it very difficult for him to be ready on Friday against Canada in the Colosseum of Santa Úrsula; if he is not there, he will join the sensitive low of Santiago Sandoval, who was out of the tournament with a fracture in a finger of his right hand. Panama did not give up so easily and after being 2-0 down tried to score to keep alive in the tournament, but Mexico found the 3-0 at 75', after a corner kick taken from the left wing that the defender Yohan Orozco headed with great ease in front of the poor Panamanian marking. The last goal of the Tricolor was at 88', after a long center in which all the Panamanians measured very badly, so that the forward Diego Ramírez only had to put his chest to the ball to consummate the thrashing. The Tri Sub-20 still has two steps to take to get the ticket to the Olympics, since if they win against Canada in the semifinal and the United States defeats Costa Rica in the other bracket, they will automatically get the pass, since the Americans are the hosts and are already qualified. If Mexico wins their semifinal but the United States does not, then the Tri must win the Final against Costa Rica to secure their pass to the summer tournament in two years. But first, they must win against Canada. Puebla is currently in 11th place in Liga MX with 4 points, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in 3 games. In their last game, Puebla drew 1-1 with Guadalajara Chivas on August 1. Puebla's next game is on August 18, when they will face CF Pachuca in a Liga MX game. The player Ignacio Maestro Puch is currently injured and will not be able to participate in the next game.