America beats Atlas and returns to the play-off zone

Mexico City. In a Ciudad de los Deportes stadium that once again registered hundreds of empty seats, América returned to the play-off zone. It defeated Atlas 3-0 and extended its winning streak in the League, after winning the national derby. The goals were scored by Eduardo Aguirre and Víctor Dávila, who just joined the two-time champion squad over the weekend as a reinforcement.

Aguirre made one of those spectacular video game plays. After Brian Rodriguez left three Atlas defenders spinning like a top on the edge of the area, the Uruguayan forward finished the ball with a backheel between Matheus Doria’s legs and beat goalkeeper Camilo Vargas for the 1-0. It was only the ninth minute, but the Águilas effectively underlined their dominance.

There was no moment when their rival replicated the same ways. On the contrary, the winger Gaddi Aguirre left the red-and-black team with one less man after being sent off for a reckless action near the corner kick. With that, the game entered a funnel. Although América was superior and had more time to take the initiative, the Zorros’ defenders did not allow any spaces to move through.

All this led to a rougher game in the midfield, with a lot of physical contact and constant referee interventions. If the home team’s improvement was reflected in Aguirre’s strength, the performance of the rest still showed shortcomings. This was reflected in the face of Brazilian coach André Jardine, worried about not being able to take advantage of his numerical superiority.

It was not until Chilean Victor Davila, recently announced as a reinforcement by the Americanist board, entered the game that the Eagles increased the lead (58) and found calm. The first ball that the forward touched in his presentation ended up in Camilo Vargas’ corner. Brian Rodriguez sealed the rout (77).