By Edgardo Avelar
24 Oct 2024, 02:09 AM EDT
What could have been a great night for the Americaended up being a story of light and dark where they ended up tying with Xolos de Tijuana 2-2, a result that in the end was very costly for a fracture in the fibula of the right leg of Chilean striker Víctor Dávila, which would keep him out for the rest of the season.
The Eagles really showed glimpses of their power and although they again did not have their full starting squad, they knew how to make it difficult for the border team all night to rescue a tie that allows them to remain in tenth place within the play inn zone for the league with 18 points.
The reality is that the game was not easy, but the millionaire team should have taken the victory because at least they generated four very clear scoring opportunities that they ended up wasting and that in the end resulted in them barely being able to score a point in one of the most complicated fields in the Liga MX such as the Caliente stadium.
It is true that those from Coapa started winning the game with Alejandro Zendejas’ goal in the 25th minute, but it was not enough to prevent the furious reaction of the Xolos who, starting in the 45th minute, began to turn the score around with the penalty goal scored by Christian Rivera in the seventh minute. of the extension of the first half.
It was precisely in this period when in the 42nd minute, Chilean Víctor Dávila was left out of the rest of the season due to a fracture in the fibula of his right leg and had to be relieved in the duel by the Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre, in a significant loss for an already battered American team that has suffered many injuries throughout the tournament.
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This notation gave sufficient strength to the Xolos so that at the beginning of the second half, just two minutes, after the whistle signaled the resumption of play, the Argentine Domingo Blanco scored a great goal to turn the score around 2-1 in the 47th minute.
It was precisely at that moment when America, seeing itself down on the scoreboard, reacted and was able to tie in the 69th minute due to the goal scored by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, which motivated them to go all out in search of victory.
Perhaps they were the best American momentssince with the presence of the Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez and the Chilean Diego Valdés, the team led by the Brazilian André Jardine had more strength in the attack, but missed very clear scoring opportunities such as that of Erick “Chiquito” Sánchez than with the open goal he should have placed the ball in the nets, but ended up emptying it to the side.
Tijuana then adjusted its lines, but in the end it ended up allowing America take a valuable point that keeps him in the playing zone for the league in this troubled season full of injuries for the current two-time Mexican soccer champion.
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