Goalkeeper Camilo Vargas had to miss the match after 6 minutes
Monterrey thrashed Querétaro 0-3
Goalkeeper Camilo Vargas was sent off this Saturday in the sixth minute and left the champion Atlas vulnerable, who was beaten 2-0 by the UANL Tigers, on the fourth day of the Apertura 2022 tournament of Mexican soccer.
Vargas committed a handball outside the area and got the red card, which the Tigres took advantage of, winning by an own goal by Peruvian Anderson Santamaría and a target by Frenchman André Pierre Gignac.
Despite having everything against Atlas had a good second half and stopped the cats, although he could not discount.
The Tigers rose to third placewith three wins, one loss, the same record as leader Monterrey and sub-leader Toluca.
With annotations by the Argentinian Rogelio Funes Mori and Germán Berterame and the Mexican Jesús Gallardo, This Thursday Monterrey thrashed Querétaro 0-3 and reached three wins, one loss, nine points and a better goal difference than the Devils, winners this Saturday by 2-1 over Santos Laguna, with goals from Uruguayan Leonardo Fernández and Ecuadorian Jordi Sierra.
Monterrey, Toluca and Tigres are one point ahead of Puebla, which this Saturday drew 2-2 with Cruz Azul.
The Mexican Santiago Giménez became the new leader of the scorerswith five goals, but it did little for Cruz Azul, who drew at home
Giménez scored two goals and the Puebla of the Argentine coach Nicolás Larcamón tied with annotations by Jordi Cortizo and Martín Barragán.
A couple of hours later the Xolos de Tijuana beat the Águilas del América 2-0.
The Argentine Lisandro López, in the collection of a penalty, and the Chilean Joaquín Montecinos, with a goal from outside the area, guaranteed the triumph of the Xolos, fourteenth in the tableone place above America, both with four units.
The fourth day, which began on Wednesday with a goalless draw between Chivas de Guadalajara, had two games this Friday, Necaxa’s 1-0 victory over Juárez FC with a goal from the Uruguayan Facundo Batista, and the 1-1 draw between Mazatlan and San Luis.
This Sunday will end the fourth date of the championship with the Pumas UNAM visit to Pachuca.
The Pumas presented the Brazilian a few hours ago Daniel Alveswho should debut next week; without the former Barcelona player, they will try to stop the Pachuca of the Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada, who will be the new leader if he wins.
