The reasons for the key victory for América over Miguel Herrera’s Tigres

Martín’s goal and Ochoa’s important saves lengthen the flight of the Eagles that ensure leadership and quarter-finals

America he won 1-0 to Tigers on the field of the Azteca Stadium with a score of Henry Martin, same that puts the Eagles as the first classified in the quarterfinals, Besides that they secured the leadership of the Apertura 2021.

We present the key points of the match on date 15:

Henry scored his second goal of the tournament

The Aguilas forward was the author of the annotation of the triumph of the America upon Tigers on the field of the Azteca Stadium. Martín finished off a center of Miguel Layún to mark at 52 ‘the only goal of the match, which meant the second goal of the Yucatecan so far Opening 2021, after he had made a target on the ninth date against Toluca on the Nemesio Diez court.

Ochoa’s interventions

America’s goalkeeper was a factor during the match against Tigres. Guillermo OchoaBefore the 1-0 in favor of the Eagles, he made three saves to avoid the fall of his frame. Just at 26 ‘, he flew to deflect a shot from Javier Aquino; at 43 ‘he reappeared, but this time he stopped a head of André-Pierre Gignac and at 51 ‘he launched to prevent both Nicolas Lopez with a left slap.

Leadership and quarters, in the bag

With the victory against Tigres, the azulcremas become the first team to qualify directly for the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2021, in addition to ensuring the leadership of the tournament by reaching 34 units, a figure that will not reach any of the 17 Remaining teams participating in the competition, as Atlas, its closest rival, has 23 points, with the aspiration to reach 32 at the end of the regular phase of the tournament.

‘Piojo’ could not before his former team

Miguel Herrera, who had returned to the Azteca Stadium last week to face Cruz Azul, returned to Coloso de Santa Úrsula this Saturday, but this time to face América, a team that he has directed in two stages, the last of them between 2017. and 2020, the same that he defeated 1-0 in the property that was the house of ‘Piojo’ in the last three years.