Within the anecdotes he left America’s 5-2 win over New England Revolutionone of the most important was the achievement of Henry Martinwho scored against those of the MLS his goal number 98 with the jersey of the Eagles, equaling Salvador Cabañas as the eighth top scorer in the history of the azulcrema institution.
Compensation time was running in the first half when Martín headed a cross in such a way that the ball hit the small area and made it difficult for the goalkeeper, which happened and the ball was embedded in the goal, giving it a momentary 3-0 lead. to América at the Azteca Stadium.
After this, the Mexican center forward He was two goals away from a hundred and one away from equaling another of the team’s legendary scorers: Carlos Reynoso, who scored 99 goals.
Henry Martín’s celebration “a la Cabañas”
As a tribute, knowing the mark he was reaching, Henry Martín celebrated his 98th goal emulating Salvador Cabañas’ celebration, putting a shoe on his head and stiffening his arms as if he were going to show off his biceps.
At the end of the match, “La Bomba” shared his impressions about the record he reached and said that he had been waiting for several weeks for that goal to fall, although he announced that it is not the goal he set for himself, but that he wants to continue climbing.
“I’m very happy, The truth is I was looking for it for several games now, we are already close to 100 which is what we are looking for. It is an honor to reach Chava, we hope to continue climbing more positions,” he mentioned for TUDN.
“He was my idol, a historic American, it makes me happy to have achieved him”, he noted about Cabañas.
Who are America’s historic scorers?
Henry Martín reached number 8 of the Águilas’ top scorers and is going for the mark of Carlos Reinoso, who occupies 7th place, but does he Who else could I reach?
“La Bomba” is very close to four legends of America, although it is still far from the first three. Currently the table is composed as follows:
1.- Luis Roberto Alves “Zaguinho” – 188 goals.
2.- Cuauhtémoc Blanco – 153 goals.
3.- Octavio Vial – 152 goals.
4.- José Alves “Zague” – 109 goals.
5.- Enrique Borja – 104 goals.
6.- Eduardo González Palmer – 101 goals.
7.- Carlos Reinoso – 99 goals.
8.- Henry Martin – 98 goals.
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