The Eagles of America by the Argentine coach Ferdinand Ortiz They defeated Puebla 1-6 this Wednesday at their stadium and advanced to the semi-final of the 2022 Apertura of Mexican soccer.
America prevailed in a pair of goals by Henry Martinone of the Chileans Diego Valdés, another of Alejandro Zendejas and the other two from the Uruguayans Brian Rodriguez and Federico Vinas. Puebla scored honors through Jordi Cortizo.
America came out in search of victory and in just the third minute Alejandro Zendejas came close to capitalizing, whose shot was saved by Paraguayan goalkeeper Antony Silva.
Possessing and dominating the midfield, the Eagles were the better side, but Puebla took the lead in the 14th minute through Jordi Cortizo’s goal from Argentine Federico Mancuello’s pass.
America took over the meeting; in the 25th the Spaniard Alvaro Fidalgo crashed the ball against the post, a warning of what was to come later, two goals in three minutes. In the 31st minute, Paraguayan Richard Sánchez put the ball to Valdés, a header, who in the 33rd minute gave the ball to Martín, who converted from the right.
Both actions gave Puebla’s defense advantages in an innocent score, which was repeated in the 57th minute. Martín received a long pass, shook the defense and from the right extended the lead to 1-3.
Puebla’s bad night was confirmed in the 65th minute, when goalkeeper Silva made a mistake by leaving a free ball in the area, which Zendejas put into the net, making it 1-4.
Defeated, Puebla was put at risk of receiving more punishment. It happened in the 78th minute, with a goal by Rodríguez, through the goalkeeper, and it happened again in the 92nd minute, with a goal by Viñas from a pass by his compatriot Jonathan Rodríguez.
The return duel is on Saturday, with América favoring everything in its stadium, the Azteca.
The quarterfinals continue this Wednesday with the visit of Monterrey by Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre and Argentine Germán Berterame to Cruz Azul by Ecuadorian Michael Estrada and Uruguayan Gonzalo Carneiro.
This Thursday, the matches will conclude in the first leg of the eight best phase, when the Toluca of Chilean Jean Meneses will receive the Santos Laguna of Colombian Harold Preciado and the Pachuca of Argentine Nicolás Ibáñez will visit the Tigres of Frenchman André Pierre Gignac.
The winners of the quarterfinals, which conclude this weekend, will advance to the semifinals. In the event of a tie, América, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and Pachuca will have the advantage of finishing in the first four spots of the regular season.
Source: La Verdad
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