The beautiful chaos of the USA-Mexico rivalry has returned

The Concacaf Nations League final encapsulated the good, the bad and the ugly of a feud some believed had lost its bite

The final of the Concacaf Nations League did not have the most auspicious build-up.

Delayed for several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic - and awkwardly wedged between the end of many club seasons and the beginning of more noteworthy summer tournaments - the culmination of the newly-formed competition initially appeared to be something of a forced assignment. Coupled with both Mexico and the US limping into Sunday's final with questionable performances in the semis a few days beforehand, there was also reason to believe that the championship game could prove to be a let down.