The Argentinian Juan Ignacio Dinenno He converted a couple of goals on Tuesday to give the Pumas UNAM a 2-1 win over Blue Crosswith which he set foot in the final of the Champions League of the Concacaf.
Dinenno scored for the Pumas and the Uruguayan Christian Tabó discounted for Cruz Azul.
The Cougars they started better; The Blues regained control of midfield and got closer to the rival goal, but in the last 15 minutes of the opening half, the home team gave the visitor a dance and reflected it with two goals from Dinenno.
at minute 35 Dinenno finished outside; two minutes later he accepted a serve from Ecuadorian Washington Corozo and scored after a series of rebounds in the box. The Argentine extended the lead at 45+2 with a header from Alan Mozo’s pass and came close to scoring a third goal a minute later, when his shot went narrowly to the side.
With long passes, with the Uruguayan Ignatius Rivero Insistent on faking a foul in the area, in the second half the Blues saw time pass without creating any danger, despite having control of the ball.
The sky-blues insisted on the attack, but they met the defense of the Cougars well planted, which diluted the compromising plays.
Dinenno he crashed a ball into the crossbar, in the 76th minute, after which Cruz Azul insisted on looking for the opposite goal; in minute 83, in a combination with Iván Morales, Christian Tabó made it 2-1.
The Blue Cross he left for the draw against some Pumas thrown back; Iván Morales shot from behind and was inches from the goal, after which the university students preserved the victory.
The second leg will be played next Tuesday at the Azteca Stadium, home of Cruz Azul. The winner of the series will dispute the title against the best between Seattle and New York FC of MLS.
– Data sheet:
2. Pumas UNAM: Alfredo Talavera; Alan Mozo, Nicolás Freire, Arturo Ortiz, Efraín Velarde; Leonel López (Ricardo Galindo m.75), Favio Álvarez (Omar Islas m.90), Washington Corozo (Alek Álvarez m.74), Higor Meritao; Juan Ignacio Dinenno, Rogerio (Diogo de Oliveira m.64).
Coach: Andres Lilini.
1. Blue Cross: Sebastian Jurado; Luis Abram, Juan Escobar (Julio César Domínguez m.36), Pablo Aguilar, Adrián Aldrete (Manuel Mayorga m.77); Ignacio Rivero, Carlos Rodríguez, Rafael Baca (Ángel Romero m.55), Erick Lira; Uriel Antuna (Christian Tabó m.77), Santiago Giménez (Iván Morales m.77).
Coach: Joaquin Velasquez.
Goals: 1-0, m.37: Juan Ignacio Dinenno; 2-0, m.45+2: Juan Ignacio Dinenno; 2-1, m.83: Christian Tabó.
Referee: Armando Villarreal, from the United States. He admonished Rafael Baca, Ignacio Rivero and Diego de Oliveira.
Incidents: First leg of the semifinal of the Concacaf Champions League, held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, in Mexico City, at 2,240 meters above sea level.
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