The american eagles Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz defeated this Thursday 0-1 match Guadalajara and they stepped into the final of the Clausura 2023 Mexican soccer tournament. Serbian-Spanish coach Veljko Paunovic’s Chivas were better, but they lacked accuracy and were outclassed by a goal from Alejandro Zendejas that put the Eagles in a comfortable position because if they win the second leg, draw or lose of a goal is to be the last.
The first half saw four shots on goal per side and the goalkeepers, Luis Malagón from América, and Miguel Jiménez, from Chivas, played a leading role. In the 7th minute, Alexis Vega left everything in his favor in front of goalkeeper Malagón, who kept the ball on Guadalajara’s first arrival.
Jiménez prevented a goalless duel by stopping Henry Martín, the championship’s top scorer, in a good position after receiving the ball from Argentine Leo Suárez. Malagón saved Azulcremas again, on the 16th and 30th, with several arrivals at Víctor Guzmán’s place.
The second half started with little rhythm until in the 60th minute Zendejas received an assist from Chilean Diego Valdés, killed the defense with a dribble and left-footed the ball into the net for 0-1 . América insisted on attacking and in the 75th minute they again created danger with a long-distance shot from Paraguayan Richard Sánchez, whose shot was saved by Jiménez.
All against Chivas
Chivas closed better, but he repeated his goallessness and now he has everything against him because to access the final he was forced to win two goals on Sunday in the stadium of his rival; If they win one and tie the series, they will be eliminated because América played the regular season better.
Las Águilas will host Guadalajara this Sunday at the Azteca stadium, in the second leg of the semifinal. The winner of the series will face the best between Monterrey and Tigres UANL, which will play on Saturday after drawing 1-1 on Wednesday. At the Tigres stadium, Rayados took the lead with a goal from Argentine Maximiliano Meza, but Sebastián Córdova saved the equalizer for the cats.
Source: La Verdad
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