The players of the Mexican national team were amazed by the renovations at Azteca Stadium during their training session this Friday, ahead of their match against Portugal. These renovations will be put to the test in a high-profile event.

The intention of the national team's coaching staff, led by Javier Aguirre, is for the players to familiarize themselves with the new turf, which meets FIFA's strictest specifications. Therefore, there should be no complaints about the condition of the grass this Saturday against Portugal. Starting June 11th, this stadium will become the only venue to host three FIFA World Cup opening matches.

But what was most striking was the way all the members of the Mexican national team were impressed by the renovations, including Inter Miami forward German Berterame, as well as Armando "Hormiga" Gonzalez, who arrived with Alvaro Fidalgo and Israel Reyes. They couldn't help but be impressed by the stunning renovation of the Colossus of Santa Ursula. Players like Obed Vargas, Guillermo “Memote” Martinez, Raul “Tala” Rangel, Orbelin Pineda, Johan Vazquez, and Jesus Angulo also expressed their admiration as they entered the pitch of the impressive Azteca Stadium via the new access from the locker rooms to the playing field. The Mexican national team players arrived in the Santa Ursula area, in the south of Mexico City, to enter the Azteca Stadium at 5:00 PM amidst a heavy security presence that drew the attention of onlookers, more for the sheer scale of the operation than for knowing who was in the convoy coming from the High-Performance Center, located further south of the legendary temple of Mexican soccer. The national team remained in this renovated stadium for about three hours, after holding their first training session in preparation for their match against Portugal. Which is led by Spaniard Roberto Martinez and will not feature international star Cristiano Ronaldo, whose presence would have been the icing on the cake for this major event.Images of the training session were shared by the official Mexican national team account on various social media platforms, showing the players already training on the pitch at Estadio Azteca, which began to generate great excitement among fans. So far, the question surrounding the Mexican team is who will start in goal. Everyone is saying it will be Chivas goalkeeper Raul Rangel, given the opportunity to secure a starting position in the next World Cup, with Guillermo Ochoa's role being that of a mentor to the players.