Pedro pleased as his new boys add class
Graham Dorrans made his Ibrox bow as a Rangers player and was subbed late on.
Their final friendly match is against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough next Sunday.
Caixinha hopes to add another two players before the transfer window closes and it seems likely he will make another attempt to capture Jamie Walker from Hearts.
Six of Rangers’ summer signings started yesterday, with another three coming off the bench during the second half.
The Rangers fans were particularly keen to see Portugal defender Bruno Alves.
Having recently represented his country in the Confederations Cup, the 35-year-old looked in fine fettle and hardly broke sweat during the 57 minutes he was given.
Graham Dorrans also got his first outing after arriving from Norwich City.
However, he looked a little rusty and at one point ended up clattering former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra after failing to control a pass.
Caixinha clearly believes that Alves’ composure and organisational abilities can stop his side leaking cheap goals.
He will have reinforced that belief by watching his side go behind shortly after replacing the former Cagliari man with Danny Wilson.
Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson whipped over a cross from the left and Valerie Germain had time to side-foot the ball past Foderingham.
It was a classy delivery and finish, but the failure of anyone to pick up the scorer will be of concern to the Ibrox management.
There will, however, have been some satisfaction in the way Rangers reacted to going behind.
They matched the French side, whose league campaign begins the same weekend as the SPFL Premiership, for fitness.
Nico Kranjcar had shown plenty of classy touches and impressive long-range passes without producing a killer ball, but his quality came to the fore when he curled home a free-kick from 25 yards in the 76th minute.
After the game, Kranjcar insisted it was up to the players to take responsibility for the shocking result in Europe.
He said: “There are definite signs we are improving but the result against Progres is still in the back of our minds.
“We cannot wait until the season starts so we can right those wrongs.
“Progres is in the past, but it’s doesn’t mean you can forget it.
“We were all humiliated after that game. I felt it really, really deeply, we all did.
“We respect the history of this club and we have to be better than that.
“This performance is something we can build on.”