MEXICO CITY (AP) — An own goal by defender Diego Reyes opened the door for Cruz Azul to a 1-0 victory over Tigres, to regain the lead in the Mexican Clausura tournament on Saturday.
The goal at Reyes’ own goal came in the 83rd minute, after Uriel Antuna sent a low diagonal that the feline defender sent into the nets after sliding in search of deflecting the ball.
The Machine was finally able to reflect the dominance exerted throughout the game with this goal. And he positioned himself as the new leader by reaching 16 units.
Tigres fell to fifth position with 14 points, after suffering their first defeat.
At the beginning of injury time, Tigres player Eduardo Tercero was sent off after confronting an opponent, which caused players from both teams to confront each other.
Due to the fight, cement worker Willer Ditta was also sent off after receiving a second yellow card.
After Saturday’s games, only Monterrey (who plays on Sunday against Toluca) and Necaxa remain undefeated in the competition.
PACHUCA IMPOSES OVER AMERICA
Érick Sánchez shone with a double with which Pachuca beat América 2-1, to end the undefeated march of the defending champion.
Sánchez opened the scoring in the 56th minute, in an action in which he finished from the heart of the area after a precise lateral pass from Miguel Rodríguez.
The target took a few minutes to get on the scoreboard after an advanced position was indicated on the field that was invalidated from the video referee (VAR) room.
Sánchez experienced his first double of the championship in the 76th, after appearing again in front of the goal to finish off a pass from Oussama Idrissi that goalkeeper Luis Malagón could not deflect.
Julián Quiñones momentarily equalized for the visitors in the 66th, after scoring a great pass from Brian Rodríguez just a few steps from the goal.
The victory left the Tuzos with 15 points and after the day’s games as second in the standings; América wasted the opportunity to be the leader after its first setback of the championship, which leaves it with 14 points in 4th position.
TIJUANA EQUALA IN SAN LUIS
Lucas Rodríguez experienced a double with which he helped Tijuana leave the home of San Luis with a 3-3 draw.
Rodríguez scored his goals with shots inside the area at 38 and 88 minutes; The other goal for the border team was from Efraín Álvarez at 45+1.
Léo Bonatini put San Luis on the scoreboard in the 41st minute. The attacker Mateo Klimowicz (73) and Javier Güemez (79) had achieved the comeback for the locals with two unappealable shots from outside the area.
Defender Unai Bilbao sent a penalty kick over the goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time, wasting the option to give San Luis the victory.
The tables leave San Luis in 11th position with seven points, while the Xolos are 14th with four points, as one of three teams that have not yet celebrated a victory in the championship.
