After captain's injury, Mexico battles Venezuela atop Copa Group B

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Mexico will likely need to overcome the absence of captain Edson Alvarez when they try to continue their winning start to Copa America against Venezuela on Wednesday night in Inglewood, Calif.

The West Ham defensive midfielder departed on a stretcher just shy of the half-hour mark of Saturday's 1-0 win over Jamaica after clutching his left hamstring.

Although manager Jaime