It was an embrace for the Mexican national, but still a tentative one.
The chant is usually reserved for foreigners who have shown an affinity with Mexico, not for Mexican passport holders like Quiñones.
These moments, so close in time yet distant in spirit, capture all the contradictions of how modern Mexico is grappling with its own national identity.
Who Has the Right to Be Mexican?
Karma Frierson, who teaches Black studies at the University of Rochester and has written about Black culture in Mexico, said the discourse around Quiñones's goal, and the fact that he is Black, was one of surprise.
"This surprise speaks to the expectations people still have about what a Mexican person looks like. So, you have this dissonance," said Frierson.
"You know that the player, by virtue of wearing the jersey is of that nationality, but you never imagined that person would look a certain way."
Quiñones, 29, was born in Colombia, arrived in Mexico in 2015 and forged his career in Liga MX.
He became a naturalized Mexican citizen in 2023 and was first called up to the national team that same year.
His inclusion on the World Cup squad raises a question about race that Mexico has tried to avoid for much of its modern history: who has the right to be Mexican?
The answer is wrapped up in the national soccer program's future, which increasingly lies beyond Mexico's borders.
For much of the 20th century, the national team was primarily comprised of players developed within its own territory.
