The Rayados del Monterrey Mexicans, where the Cantabrian plays Sergio Canaleswon 2-1 in Cincinnati Americans who advanced to the quarterfinals of Champions League of Concacaf where they will challenge the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi. In the second leg of the round of 16, Luis Romo and American Brandon Vázquez decided the tie 3-1 in favor of Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz’s Rayados. Argentine Luciano Acosta cut in for Cincinnati.
In the first leg, played last week in the United States, Monterrey won 0-1, adding to Thursday’s result, the series ended 3-1 in favor of the Mexicans, who will now face off in the round of the best . eight in Miami, the MLS favorite to reach the final. Rayados dominated the first half and after mistakes by Colombian Stefan Medina and Argentine Maximiliano Meza, Romo, with a back-heel shot, opened the scoring in the 41st minute, after a cross said Meza.
In the second half, Cincinnati advanced through the lines and threatened Monterrey, after Acosta, at the age of 47, cheated three markers to enter the area and determine 1-1 against the right post of Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada. Cincinnati pressed in the following minutes, but Andrada saved its goal in the 50th by denying a shot from Corey Baird, then Vázquez defined the series with a goal in the 68th that left with the score 2-1 and the series 3-1 in favor. of the Rayados.
DATA SHEET
2 – Monterrey: Esteban Andrada; Gerardo Arteaga, Héctor Moreno, Victor Guzmán (Edson Gutiérrez m.88), Stefan Medina; Jesús Gallardo (Jorge Cortizo m.73), Luis Romo, Sergio Canales, Jorge Rodríguez, Maximiliano Meza (Jesús Corona m.83); Brandon Vázquez (Germán Berterame m.83)
1 – Cincinnati: Roman Celentano Miles Robinson, Matt Miazga, Ian Murphy (Kipp Keller m.72); DeAndre Yedlin (Alvas Powell m.84), Yuya Kubo, Pavel Bucha, Luca Orellano; Aaron Boupendza (Gerardo Valenzuela m.84), Luciano Acosta and Corey Baird (Sergio Santos m.66)
The objectives: 1-0, Luis Romo (m. 41); 1-1, Luciano Acosta (m. 47); 2-1, Brandon Vázquez (m. 68)
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón, from Costa Rica. He warned Ian Murphy, Gerardo Arteaga, Malik Pinto and Gerardo Valenzuela
Incidents: Second leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup held in the city of Monterrey, in northern Mexico
Source: La Verdad
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