For their part, the Rayados drew goalless with Mazatlan
Matchday 13 will be played between next Tuesday and Wednesday
The America Uruguayan striker Jonathan ‘Cabecita’ Rodríguez, 2-1 winner of the Tigers on Saturday, it appears in the first place of the Opening 2022 of Mexican soccer, at the end of the twelfth day this Sunday.
In their stadium, the Azteca, The Eagles of the Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz prevailed with a score from the ‘Cabecita’ and an own goal from Chilean Igor Lichnovsky, while coach Miguel Herrera’s felines discounted with a goal from Frenchman André Pierre Gignac.
“We are never going to avoid the responsibility of being champion; today we are the leader, we want to finish up there because it is part of the requirement, but the only thing that counts in this team is being champion,” said Ortiz after achieving the seventh consecutive victory of his team.
América reached eight wins, one draw, three defeats and 25 points, the same as Monterrey, which is ahead because it adds three more goals.
The Rayados tied without goals with Mazatlán, in a duel in which both let go of offensive opportunities and Monterrey, by wasting home advantage, fell to second place.
Date 12 started on Thursday when the American Jozy Alditore rescued for Puebla a 1-1 draw at Gallos Blancos de Querétaro and San Luis tied 0-0 with Xolos de Tijuana.
On Saturday, the Tuzos de Pachuca consolidated their position in third place by beating Santos Laguna 2-0, with goals from Argentinean Nicolás Ibáñez and Javier López. Ibáñez’s entry was the seventh and helped him to reach the Mexican Henry Martin, from América, as leading scorers.
Santos fell to fourth place, with 22 points, the same amount as Toluca, which tied this Sunday 0-0 with Chivas de Guadalajara, the fourth goalless game of the nine on the day.
In the other duel on Saturday, the champion Atlas tied 0-0 with Pumas UNAM, in a result that hurt both because the Rojinegros are third from last place and the university students are second from last.
The other results of the weekend were: Necaxa’s victory, 3-2 over León; and Cruz Azul tied 2-2 at the Juárez stadium.
Between Thursday and Sunday, 16 goals were scored, three by Uruguayans and Argentines, in each case, two by Chilean Víctor Dávila in the defeat of León, two by own goals and one by players from Venezuela, Paraguay, Ecuador, Mexico, the United States and France. .
Matchday 13 will be played between next Tuesday and Wednesday.
– Matches of the thirteenth date of the Mexican Apertura:
06.09: León-Juárez, Santos Laguna-Necaxa, Monterrey-Cruz Azul and América-San Luis.
07.09: Puebla-Pachuca, Tigres UANL-Toluca, Mazatlán-Atlas, Pumas UNAM-Querétaro and Tijuana-Guadalajara.
