With back-to-back starts, it's clear Aguirre sees Mora as more than just a depth piece in the Gold Cup. With Luis Chávez out for a significant time, Mora emerges as arguably his most natural replacement. Through two games, he's shown he's more than capable of holding his own with the national team.

Raúl Jiménez scores in the 50th minute off an assist from 16-year-old Gilberto Mora and Mexico reaches its 12th Gold Cup final with a 1-0 victory. El Tri and the Americans will square off Sunday

Mexico will face the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final after a second-half strike by Raul Jimenez earned the defending champions a 1-0 win over Honduras at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California,