Cruz Azul removes America and is in the ‘semis’ of the Champions Cup

She is Cruz Azul Uruguayan coach Vicente Sánchez defeated on Tuesday 2-1 at AmericaMexico’s football champion, to qualify for the semifinal of Champions Cup of concacaf. Ángel sepúlveda is the hero of the celestial by marking his two goals, while America has discounts somewhat from Spanish álvaro Fidalgo.

The Blues came out with the advanced lines on their stadium and in the 12 minutes they took advantage of a left leg of Sepúlveda, a pass from Polish Mateusz Bogusz. After the goal the Blues were confident and close to expanding the advantage, but goalkeeper Luis Magalin made some timely intervention.

Technical file

2 – Cruz Azul: Kevin Mier; Willer Ditta, Erik Lira, Ignacio Rivero, Gonzalo Piovi; Andrés Montaño (Jorge Sánchez M.53), Lorenzo Faravelli (Gabriel Fernández M.65), Carlos Rodríguez; Angel Sepúlveda, Mateusz Bugusz (Luka Romero M.78), Rodolfo Rotondi (Amaury Morales M.78)
Coach: Vicente Sánchez
1 – America: Luis Magali; Cristian Borja (Cristian Calderón M.82), Sebastián Cáceres, Ramón Juárez (Jonathan Dos Santos M.46), Israel Reyes; Erick Sánchez (Esteban Lozano M.87), álvaro Fidalgo, Kevin álvarez (Víctor Dávila M.87); Brian Rodríguez, Diego Valdés (Néstor Araujo M.69), Alexander Zendejas
Coach: Andre Jardine
Objectives: 1-0, Angel Sepúlveda (m. 12); 1-1, álvaro Fidalgo (m. 57); 2-1, Angel Sepúlveda (m. 85)
Referee: Ishmael Cornejo, from El Salvador. He advised Gonzalo Piovi, Lorenzo Faravelli, Erik Lira, ángel Spúlveda; Diego Valdés, Ramón Juárez, Sebastián Cáceres and Néstor Araujo
Incidents: Quarter Match of Concacaf Champions Cup, held at the University Olympic Stadium in Mexico City, 2,240 meters above sea level.

For the second part of América left in search of goals and at 47 he was close to taking it a shot by Erick Sánchez to pass from Fidalgo. Cruz Azul delayed the lines waiting for a counterattack; He allowed a couple of opportunities to expand the advantage and it was America tied to a goal from Fidalgo, with the right foot on Kevin álvarez’s pass.

After the other balls outside, Cruz Azul continued the advantage over a header from Sepúlveda to pass from Uruguayan Ignacio Rivero, the decisive playing series. In the semifinal Cruz Azul will face the Uanl Tigers, which hours before removing 3-2 in the expanse of MLS.