América achieved an important triumph on the Azteca Stadium field by beating Puebla 2-0, in a game that the capital’s team went from less to more and that at the end of it again showed its lack of forcefulness to score. to rival.
The Eagles began with various movements on the field of play and one of the most striking movements in Santiago Solari’s system was the change of band by Mauro Lainez, who was placed on the right wing and played on foot changed.
During the first 30 minutes of play, the feathered team did not generate much danger, the Puebla team knew how to cancel the opponent’s attacks, while Roger Martínez struggled to have a ball that would leave him with an advantage facing the goal.
Despite not clearly dominating on the field, the Puebla team was better when it came to reaching the rival goal.
The first danger of Fernando Aristeguieta was at minute 25, when he made a shot from medium distance that was saved by Jiménez, who launched himself safely and kept the ball; 12 minutes later the Venezuelan striker himself received a low ball from the left side.
The goal fell in favor of America when the capital’s team least deserved it and did not generate risk actions. In the last quarter of the field. Roger Martínez recovered in the opposite field, hooked inside the area and was knocked down, so the whistling César Ramos Palazuelos did not hesitate to point out the penalty against La Franja. At minute 43, Roger himself took the ball and took the penalty with power and placed on the left side, deceiving Antony Silva.
The feathered box was more incisive during the first minutes of the second half, causing more danger on the wings and with some dangerous centers that passed through the Puebla area.
The second score came for the Eagles at minute 54, after a combination between Richard Sánchez, who opened the ball for Luis Fuentes and he crossed for Salvador Reyes, who occupied the spaces inside the field and despite a slight touch from behind. , He had no problems defining and scoring his former team, so at the time of celebrating he did not do so and put his hands to his chest and apologized to what was previously his hobby.
From minute 70 onwards, the visiting team reacted, they also began to have risky actions and the game became open, experiencing risky actions in both areas. Even Puebla striker Amaury Escoto was close to scoring on a couple of occasions, first by hitting a ball with his shoulder and at the end of the game a header that was well contained by Jiménez.
At minute 75, the Eagles missed their biggest opportunity in the last minutes, as Roger Martínez led a counterattack that had them with an advantage of five elements against three and in the end they could not finalize due to the poor decision of Miguel Layún, who He decided to shoot to return the ball to his teammates.
In the end, America achieved a victory that takes them to third position with two wins and a draw, while Puebla adds a draw and two setbacks, but the sensations showed a Puebla that has improved and that wants to reach the level they had ago only a few months.
The Eagles will host their Olympic medalists with second place overall and undefeated at the Apertura 2021.