Three days on from another 1-1 draw with Colombia in Baltimore, El Tri had to fight back to avoid defeat at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
Mexico plays out second straight draw
Mexico played out a 1-1 draw with Peru in New Jersey as its wait for a first victory under Rafael Marquez continued.
Former Barcelona defender Marquez made wholesale changes to the team that started his first game in charge, handing chances to several young players. One of them – striker Isaias Violante – had a back-post header blocked behind from Mexico's first real attack in the 24th minute.
But Peru went in front only two minutes later, as Victor Guzman and Jeremy Marquez both failed to deal with a long kick forward from goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, allowing Jairo Velez to scamper into the box and bend his finish into the far corner.
Gallese did well to claw a header from his own centre-back Renzo Garces away from the bottom-left corner, but the Peru goalkeeper was picking the ball out of his net four minutes into the second half, when Guzman met Denzell Garcia's free-kick with a bullet header.
Orbelin Pineda's volley dipped wide just past the hour mark, but neither team created a clear-cut chance to win the game, with Peru's best opportunity seeing Oscar Garcia thwart Alex Valera immediately after the Mexico goalkeeper gifted possession to Jhonny Vidales.
