By Edgardo Avelar
06 Nov 2024, 00:58 AM EST
The UNAM Pumas They took perfect advantage of the duel against the weakest team in the tournament to score an important 2-0 victory over Querétaro and thus maximize their chances of qualifying for the league directly from the Apertura 2024 tournament.
Without them having shown their best side on the field of playFor the cats, the effort they put in was enough to defeat an opponent who came to CU with the firm intention of not taking a rout, instead of going in search of a better result and in the sin they carried out penance.
This way, with goals from the Colombian, Jose Caicedo and the Peruvian Piero Quispethe feline squad completed the process of defeating this rival, taking advantage of the goodness of the calendar that gave them the duels against the Gallos Blancos and next Saturday against Mazatlán FC on a silver platter.
Under this scenario it would be very difficult for Pumas will not achieve the direct ticket to the league that corresponds to the first six qualified in the general table, where currently after 16 contested dates they are in fifth place with 28 points, tied with the Rayados de Monterrey.
To UNAM, in case of beating Mazatlán on Saturday, They would make things very easy for them, since they could reach 31 points and even get into the first four places in the competition, even leaving the Rayados and possibly even the Tigres in the way, but the reality is that the cats Today they fulfilled their assigned task.
The match
The Pumas, except for the first minutes when Querétaro wanted to offend, They were masters and lords of the game and even gave the impression of playing well against an opponent who materially refused to attack and except for a shot by Pablo Barrera that went over the crossbar, the rest was defending themselves in search of Pumas not putting more in them. goals.
Maybe that’s why felines had a hard time showing superiority. and it was not until the 40th minute when José Caicedo, in a corner kick taken by César “Chino” Huerta with great effect, finished outside the small area to change the ball and beat the goal of goalkeeper Guillermo Allison.
Almost 40 minutes had to pass from that goal to the second cat score. more so when in the 83rd minute Piero Quispe, in a perfect pass from the Argentine, Ignacio Pusetto was able to face goalkeeper Allison and embed the ball in the side of the goal in a great play that sealed the feline victory to place the university team with more lives than a cat
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