He Americathe most winning club in Mexican soccer with 16 titles, achieved its first victory in the Clausura tournament after beating 2-0 Necaxa in the fourth day with a goal and assist from Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez. The ‘Águilas’ of América, who had recorded three consecutive games without scoring a goal, won thanks to goals from Rodríguez and Chilean Víctor Dávila.
In the match played at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium in Mexico City, América came close to opening the scoring in the 14th minute with a shot from Rodríguez that crashed into the left post. The team led by Brazilian André Jardine scored the first goal in the 36th minute with a powerful and placed shot by Rodríguez from outside the area. Dávila increased the lead in the 39th minute with a left-footed finish in the center of the area after controlling a pass from Rodríguez.
The situation for Necaxa became complicated in the 45th minute with the expulsion of Argentine Kevin Gutiérrez, who saw the yellow card for the second time after committing a strong foul on an opponent. América came close to scoring the third goal in the 71st minute with a spectacular overhead kick from Henry Martín that hit the crossbar.
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For its part, Guadalajara, América’s staunch rival, continues its perfect pace by registering its fourth victory in as many games after winning 3-2 as a visitor to Atlético de San Luis with goals from Richard Ledezma, Daniel Aguirre and Armando González. For Atlético de San Luis, the naturalized Brazilian-Italian Joao Pedro scored twice. The ‘Chivas’ of Guadalajara remain leaders of the tournament with 12 points.
Atlas also wins
In other games, Atlas defeated Mazatlán 1-0 with a goal from Serbian Uros Durdevic. Later the matches between Monterrey-Tijuana and León-Tigres UANL will be played. The day will be completed on Sunday when Pachuca visits Querétaro. At the start of the day, Pumas UNAM beat Santos Laguna 4-0 on Friday, Cruz Azul defeated Bravos de Ciudad Juárez 4-3 as a visitor, while Puebla and the two-time champion Toluca tied without goals.
