America Does not yield. After beating New England Revolution in the middle of the week in the Concacaf Champions Cup, The Coapa team returned to the Liga MX to rescue one point from Territorio Santos Modelo, enough to remain at the top of the general Mexican soccer table and guarantee their entry to the Liguilla.
It was a match with a bittersweet taste for the Águilas, since despite the 1-1 final against Santos Lagunathe Azulcremas dominated the match and were able to take the three points, although they did not achieve it due to the great performance of the rival defense and, above all, the Lagunero goalkeeper, who was the figure of the match.
América dominated the game from the beginning, although in the first half, despite possession of the ball, they could not express this on the scoreboard.
For the second half it was different and America’s inaccuracies in the passes and the definition took their toll, since In the 59th minute the score fell 1-0 in favor of the locals through the 18-year-old Stephano Carrillo, who was hand in hand with goalkeeper Luis Malagón and did not miss the opportunity to open the scoring and score his first goal in La Liga MX.
Faced with adversity, André Jardine threw his weight behind him and sent Julián Quiñones, Álvaro Fidalgo and Alejandro Zendejas to the field, whom he was giving a rest for the midweek game and the commitment for the second leg in the tournament. Concacaf.
Only eight minutes on the field were enough for Alejandro Zendejas to weigh on the scoreboard and seal the tie, when At 76′ he took a ball inside the area and shot from a half turn to beat Carlos Acevedo.
Outside of the goal, Acevedo did a great job between the three sticks, as he made three clear scoring plays and was the determining factor that prevented his team from falling at home.
Meanwhile, América remained at the top of the general table, thanks to the sum of the point combined with Cruz Azul’s victory over Rayados de Monterrey, the only team that could surpass it, but that did not score points this weekend.
The Eagles reached 29 points and with three rounds left, no one will take them out of this instance. even if they lost the remaining 9.
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