By Edgardo Avelar
06 Jul 2024, 22:34 PM EDT
Two-time champion America started off on the wrong foot the defense of the two-time championship after being surprised by Atlético de San Luis, who in a tough duel beat the proud Americanists 1-2, to add their first three points of the 2024 Apertura championship.
It was certainly to be expected that America would not start with all its machinery in the tournament, But reality surpassed fiction and there were times when the home team got the better of them, even though in the first moments the home team showed too much respect for the current champions of the competition.
It was precisely in that meteoric start of the Águilas that the top scorer Henry Martín appeared to score his first goal of the tournament and give the impression that it would be an easy afternoon for the Coapa team. But the pleasure only lasted a few minutes, as Atlético San Luis then adjusted its lines and with two goals from Argentine Mateo Klimowicz, the local team changed the situation to take its first victory.
The presence of the Spanish coach Domec Torrent had a lot to do with the change in the football contribution of the Tuneros, As the action progressed, he responded to the tests that America put forward and at the same time, he made some moves that complicated the existence of the team led by the Brazilian André Jardine.
America showed some gaps due to the lack of rhythm shown by defender Néstor Araujo and the poor contribution of rookie Emilio Lara.who returned to the first team after two tournaments of punishment for attitudes where he lost his footing when appearing in the Liga MX.
The Eagles went forward and André Jardine made use of his youngest players, as well as his new signing, Erick ‘Chiquito’ Sánchez, but there was no clarity up front. with a very organized Atlético de San Luis that clung to the result without any kind of pressure being put on the home team, who were punished by having the two-time champion’s crown dented.
The most redeeming feature of the match was that Atlético San Luis never gave up and made things difficult for the American team all afternoon. that not even with Henry Martin, Javairo Dilrosun, Alejandro Zendejas and the Spaniard Alvaro Fidalgo, they could find themselves to put the goal of the goalkeeper Andres Sanchez in trouble and that even with the debut of “Chiquito” Sánchez, they were unable to change the outcome, despite his spectacular overhead kick that goalkeeper Andrés Sánchez controlled perfectly.
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