The Pumas UNAM of the Argentine coach Andrés Lillini defeated this Friday by 1-3 the Gallos Blancos de Querétaro to establish itself as the leader of the Closing tournament 2022 of Mexican soccer. At the beginning of the second day of the Clausura, Leonel López, Marco García and the Brazilian Rogério De Oliveira converted for the felines and Ángel Sepúlveda for Querétaro.
The Gallos opened the scoring on their first shot of the match. In minute 4, Argentine Leonardo Sequeira, from the right wing, put a cross into the area that Sepulveda headed for 1-0. Pumas did not let the early goal distract him and it was because of the draw, which was close to coming in the 13th minute, with a left-footed shot by Marco García, and in the 14th minute, with a header by Arturo Ortiz, both stopped by the Uruguayan goalkeeper Washington Aguerre. The feline insistence turned into a goal in minute 16. The Brazilian Higor Meritao assisted Leonel Lopez, who outwitted his marker to score close to the crescent the 1-1 to the left post of Aguerre. The university team continued to seek to increase their advantage, something they obtained in 45. Marco Garcia He placed a ball in Aguerre’s right corner to make it 1-2.
Pumas came out from the first minutes of the second half with the intention of signing the victory. Saucedo, in minute 51, and Rogério De Oliveira, in minute 54, made shots that went close to Aguerre’s goal. The felines’ good time didn’t stop even with the expulsion of young man in minute 65 for a foul on Jorge Hernández, since three minutes later they scored another goal. A bad start from Querétaro allowed Sebastián Saucedo to filter a pass to Roger, who defined 1-3 in the 68th minute before Aguerre left.
Monterrey thrashes Necaxa
The Argentinian Maxiliano Meza scored a goal and gave an assist to lead this Friday the rout of the Monterey of coach Javier Aguirre for 0-4 over Necaxa. In addition to Meza, Rogelio Funes Mori, Colombian Duván Vergara and Jesús Gallardo scored for the Rayados de Monterrey, who added their first win of the tournament. The result sent Monterrey to second place with four points, while Necaxa is seventeenth still with zero.
The Rayados began the game with a couple of dangerous shots by Funes Mori, in minute 1, and by Arturo González, in minute 2, which foreshadowed the win. In minute 4, Meza made an overflow down the right wing and hit a line that hit the other post Rogelio Funes Mori turned into 0-1. Monterrey did not lower the intensity and the siege on the goal defended by Edgar Hernández paid off in minute 23 when table he drove the ball, clipped a defender and hit the goalkeeper’s left post for 0-2. Vergara He closed the quota of goals in the first half by scoring in the 43rd minute. Luis Romo, from the right, crossed a ball into the area that the Colombian signed at 0-3. Faced with the non-existent attack from Necaxa, the Rayados rounded off their good offensive moment with another target. In ’67 Gallant He made it 0-4 with a mid-range shot that entered the left post by Hernández.
On Sunday, Santos Laguna will visit Toluca and Chivas del Guadalajara will visit Pachuca. The Mazatlán FC-América duel will remain on the day, postponed to February 16.
On Saturday, the champion Atlas will debut in the Clausura by hosting San Luis. Later, Tigres UANL will host Puebla, Cruz Azul will host Juárez FC and Tijuana will host León. The day will continue on Sunday with the visit of Santos Laguna to Toluca and Pachuca to Guadalajara. The Mazatlán FC-América duel will subtract from the second date, postponed to February 16 due to maintenance at the Mazatleco stadium.
