Two-time champion America rescues agonizing 1-1 draw vs. Necaxa

With a last minute goal, America rescued an agonizing 1-1 draw at home from Necaxa which prevented them from adding another defeat against an opponent who outclassed them on the field of fire, but who could not take advantage of their home team status to record the victory.

The current two-time champion of Mexican soccer In fact, they had to chip away at the goal difference in added time in the second half, when it seemed that they would lose in the current 2024 Apertura tournament.

The performance had a lot to do with it by Uruguayan Brian Rodriguez, who in a skillful play, managed to get into the area to shoot at the goal and cause the home team’s goalkeeper to release the ball and Henry Martín arrived to score the equalizer in the 93rd minute of running time.

Necaxa took advantage in the first half with a good goal from the Argentine Agustín Palavecino in the 38th minute, which left Luis Malagón without a chance and began to complicate the lives of the Americanistas, who were unable to adapt to the fiery field and were surpassed by an opponent who put more thought into it and, above all, more into the actions on the field of play.

America was really so close to adding the fifth defeat which would have been another blow to the tactical scheme of coach André Jardine, since now with a team with all its stars, except for the Uruguayan Sebastián Cáceres, he could not find the thread of the actions and was always outplayed by the Necaxistas.

Unfortunately, the home team did not find a way to create greater danger. against Luis Malagón’s goal, and this prevented the score from reflecting what happened on the field, especially in the first half where even the Colombian Diber Cambindo had two more chances to score, but was unable to achieve his goal.

Faced with all these facts, The tie suits America like a glove, because it creates a calmer atmosphere throughout the week that would have been different with a new defeat, since it would have filled his current performance on the court with doubts.

Obviously, The two-time Liga MX champions will have to improve a lot if they want to recover the ground lost in the standings and above all, prepare for the core part of the championship.

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