Argentine midfielder Ignacio Malcorra scored the goal that allowed Atlas to prevail 1-0 over Pachuca as a visitor in the match that continued today the sixth date of the Clausura tournament of Mexico’s first division soccer.
Malcorra, born in Río Negro 33 years ago and former player of Aldosivi de Mar del Plata and Unión de Santa Fe, scored at 31 minutes of the first half with a penalty kick the goal that took Atlas from the last place in the standings , a place now occupied by Pachuca.
Atlas, led by Argentine Diego Cocca, also counted Malcorra with his compatriots Hugo Nervo (former Arsenal and Huracán) and Milton Caraglio (former Rosario Central, Arsenal and Vélez Sarsfield), while Luciano Acosta (former Boca and Estudiantes de La Plata) and Javier Correa (ex Ferro, Rosario Central, Godoy Cruz and Colón de Santa Fe).
Pachuca, for its part, had the Argentines Oscar Ustari (former Independiente and Boca) and Gustavo Cabral (former Racing, River and Arsenal), while in the second half came Matías Catalán (former San Lorenzo), Ismael Sosa ( former Independiente and Argentinos Juniors) and Mauro Quiroga (former Atlético Rafaela and Argentinos Juniors).
The summary of the sixth date of the Clausura tournament of the Mexican League is as follows:
Friday: Mazatlán 0-San Luis 3; Tijuana 2-León 0 and Puebla 4-Juárez 0.
Saturday: Chivas de Guadalajara 2-Necaxa 2.
Sunday: America 2-Querétaro 1; Toluca 1-Pumas UNAM 0 and Santos Laguna 1-Monterrey 0.
Today: Pachuca 0-Atlas 1.
Thursday at 0.15 am: Tigres UANL-Cruz Azul.
The match between Tigres UANL and Juárez, corresponding to the fifth date, was rescheduled for April 14 due to the participation of the Nuevo León team in the Club World Cup that takes place in Qatar, where it was runner-up after having lost the final with Bayern Munich 1-0 last Thursday.
. Positions:
Toluca and America 13 points; Tijuana and Santos Laguna 12; Monterrey 10; Cruz Azul and Querétaro 9; Puebla 8; Tigres UANL, Atlético San Luis and Mazatlán 7; Chivas de Guadalajara 6; Pumas UNAM, Necaxa, Juárez and Atlas 5; León 4 and Pachuca 2. (Télam)
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