Photo: Eloisa Sánchez / Imago7
For: EFE
The Pumas UNAM of the Argentine coach Andrés Lillini defeated this Friday by 1-3 the Gallos Blancos de Querétaro to consolidate the leadership of the tournament Closing 2022 of Mexican soccer.
At the start of the second day of the Clausura, Leonel López, Marco García and the Brazilian Rogério De Oliveira converted for the felines and Ángel Sepúlveda for Querétaro.
Los Gallos opened the scoring with their first shot of the match. In minute 4, the Argentine Leonardo Sequeira, from the right wing, put a cross into the area that Sepúlveda headed for 1-0.
Pumas did not let the early goal distract him and went for the draw that was close to coming in the minute , with a left-footed shot from Marco García, and in the 14, with a header from Arturo Ortiz, both stopped by the Uruguayan goalkeeper Washington Aguerre.
The feline insistence turned into a goal in the 16. The Brazilian Higor Meritao assisted Leonel López, who mocked his marker to convert near the crescent the 1-1 to the left post of Aguerre.
The university cadre continued in search of increasing its advantage, something that it obtained in the 45. Marco García placed a ball in the right corner of Aguerre to make it 1-2.
Pumas came out from the first minutes of the second half with the intention of signing the victory. Saucedo, in the 15, and Rogério De Oliveira, in the 53, made shots that went close of Aguerre’s goal.
The good moment of the felines did not stop even for the expulsion of Mozo in the 65 for a foul on Jorge Hernández, since three minutes later they scored another goal.
A bad start from Querétaro allowed Sebastián Saucedo to filter a pass to Rogério, who defined in the minute 65 1-3 before the departure of Aguerre.
Later, the Rayados de Monterrey coach Javier Aguirre visited Necaxa and thrashed 0-4 with the confidence of obtaining his first victory of the tournament.
On Saturday, the champion Atlas will debut in the Closing by hosting San Luis. Later, the Tigres UANL will host Puebla, Cruz Azul will host Juárez FC and Tijuana will host León.
The day will continue on Sunday with the visit of Santos Laguna to Toluca and Pachuca to Guadalajara. The duel will subtract from the second date Mazatlán FC-América , postponed to 16 February for maintenance to the Mazatleco stadium.
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