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América completes the procedure and goes to the final despite losing to San Luis among boos from the Azteca stadium included

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By Arnaldo Fernandez

09 Dec 2023, 23:27 PM EST

America He played at half speed and with some substitutes at the Azteca stadium and lost 0-2 against Atlético San Luis. However The Azulcremas completed the procedure and lived off the income. of the first leg that they had won 5-0 and sealed their ticket to the final with an aggregate of 5-2.

Despite this passage to the final, the American fans ended up booing the team and showing that they do not like to lose. The fans that filled the stadium wanted to see her team play and the reality was different.

The truth is that América secured their place in the final from the first leg and thanks to the 5-0 win. Those led by André Jardine speculated all the time because they knew that San Luis had a practically impossible mission, although nevertheless they were left out with dignity.

Ángel Zaldívar celebrating a goal, during the second leg of the Semifinals of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the Liga BBVA MX, between the Águilas del América and Atlético San Luis at the Azteca. Photo: Imago7/ Rafael Vadillo

First part blank between América and San Luis

Although it was almost something unattainable, San Luis He came out to win and dominated the entire first half against an America that with several substitutes did not come out at 100%. Luis Ángel Malagón was the main protagonist of the first 45 minutes with a couple of spectacular catches.

On the other hand It was only in the 33rd minute that América achieved a clear arrival to the San Luis goal. Those led by André Jardine would end up concentrating their entire attack on the right wing in which Kevin Álvarez was the protagonist, but without completing any successful play.

Second half and dignity for Atletico San Luis

Atlético San Luis knew the difficulty of reaching the final, but they played for their honor and dignity, something admirable and which they ended up rescuing with their insistence that bore fruit after 48 minutes in the second half. Ángel Zaldívar put San Luis ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a play between Villalpando and Sanabria that created a counterattack that was defined by the newly admitted footballer.

Zaldívar, who came on in the second half after a double substitution and replacing Leonardo Bonatini, ended up becoming the figure of the match.

Was until the 87th minute when Ángel Zaldívar completed his double of the night and ended up sealing this victory in the return leg and at the Azteca stadium. However, this served them no purpose other than to earn the respect of the fans for being a team that ends up falling with its honor intact.

Now America will wait for the winner of the feline duel between Tigres and Pumas that for now has an advantage over those led by Robert Siboldi, but they cannot trust the cunning of Turkish Mohamed and his boys. Meanwhile, the azulcrema will continue waiting for a rival next Thursday in the grand final of the 2023 Apertura Tournament of the MX League.

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