Guillermo Martínez scored a Chilean goal in discount with which the Puebla tied this Friday 1-1 with Atlas and remained the leader of the Closing tournament 2022 of Mexican soccer reaching 11 points. In a game on the fifth day, the Colombian Julian Quinones overtook Atlas, which moved up to second place in the table, but Martinez He appeared at the end of the duel to finalize the equalizer with which both teams remain undefeated in the contest.
Puebla tried to get ahead on the scoreboard in the first half, but an excellent Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas avoided it. Vargas saved the frame from him in the 14th minute by stopping a header by Uruguayan Maximiliano Araújo, in the 18th minute by refusing a shot by Brazilian Gustavo Ferrareis and in the 36th minute by stopping a shot by Brazilian Lucas Maia. Atlas was superior in the second half to a Puebla that disappeared in attack.
The Red and Blacks got a penalty in the 55th minute due to a handball by the Argentine Juan Pablo Segovia, however the Argentine Julio Furch failed to score because the Paraguayan goalkeeper Antony Silva stopped him with his legs. Atlas’ insistence became a goal in the 85th minute. Julian Quinones he fought a ball with Diego de Buen in the area and defined the 0-1 with his left foot before Silva left. However, when it seemed that the Rojinegros would go away with the victory, Martínez lowered a pass with his head and settled down to make it 1-1 with a bicycle kick and sign the tie at 90+5.
Two hours earlier, the Mazatlan FC beat Tijuana 2-0 with goals from Colombian Nicolás Benedetti and Roberto Meráz, to leave the bottom of the classification and rise to thirteenth place. The day will resume on Saturday when San Luis hosts Toluca, Guadalajara from Tigres UANL, Cruz Azul from Necaxa and Santos Laguna from América led by Argentine coach Santiago Solari, who is looking to get out of the last three places in the table. The UNAM Pumas will receive the León on Sunday and on Monday, Querétaro will travel to challenge Pachuca. The duel Monterrey-Juárez FC, which will be played on March 8, will remain on the day.
