Gallardo gave the three points to “La Pandilla”.
Photo: Jose Zamora / Imago7
The Rayados del Monterrey defeated Juarez FC this Friday by 0-1 and assumed the leadership of the tournament Opening 2022 of Mexican soccer upon reaching 31 points.
At the start of the fourteenth day of the championship, Jesús Gallardo scored for Monterrey, who has three more units than the second place of the Opening, the Eagles of America, who will visit Necaxa this Saturday.
Despite the fall, Juárez remained in the fourteenth position with 13 pointsoutside the repechage zone.
Both teams disputed a first time of several impressions that caused Few emotions in the areas and 14 fouls, 10 of them from the Rayados.
Juárez was the only team capable of finishing off the goal when at minute 40 the Argentine Matías García took a free kick from the left that the Uruguayan in the area Gabriel Fernández headed in, but Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada saved.
The Rayados pressed in the final 15 minutes and at 76 they went ahead on the scoreboard. Jesús Gallardo, from the left, outwitted his marker, He entered the area and shot at goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera’s post, who contributed to make it 0-1.
At 82, Monterrey was able to increase its advantage, but a good start from Talavera before an arrival from the Argentine Germán Berterame and a header on the goal line by Spaniard Alejandro Arribas against a shot by Alfonso González prevented the goals.
The day will resume this Saturday with the visit of the Santos Laguna to Queretaroof América to Necaxa, from León to Tigres UANL, from Pumas UNAM to Toluca and from Puebla to Guadalajara.
This Sunday, the Cruz Azul will receive Mazatlan FCthe two-time champion Atlas to Saint Louis and the Pachuca to Tijuana.
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