America and Pumas They delivered a tasteless draw without scoring on the field of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario during the second day of the Cup for Mexico.
With little soccer and no occasions in front of both goals, the strategists took advantage of this preseason match to help their elements to enter the game rhythm, while some youths waited anxiously on the bench with the aim of trying to look in front of Miguel Herrera and ‘Míchel’ González.
Sebastián Saucedo was the best element of the auriazul team. He moved free in the last quarter of the field and had a couple of actions that put the rival team in trouble, but he was injured very early in the game trying to maintain possession of the ball.
The departure of Saucedo turned off the creativity and better actions of the home team, who in a totally empty property did not have the power to impose themselves on their maximum sports rival.
Even though that him America He started practically with his best frame, he was not able to take advantage of the opportunities generated by the Mexican midfielder, Giovani dos Santos, who in one of the clearest opportunities of the match missed an opportunity within the large area.
America He let out a couple of mistakes that Alfredo Talavera had, which, if it hadn’t been for Giovani’s bad aim, could have received at least one entry.
The second part was even with a less level on the court. The grass was filled with youth and in this situation none of the teams achieved a frank opportunity against the rival goal.
With the goalless draw, the Eagles reached four points and went one step further to qualification, while Pumas will depend on a combination of results and the victory in their match against Toluca to advance.
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