During their visit to Ciudad Juárez, León missed the last opportunity they had to enter the Liga Mx play-in. The requirement was to win at the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadium. With that, Querétaro, who lost yesterday to Pumas and only remained one point ahead with a better goal difference, would have been eliminated. But the Panzas Verdes failed to handle the pressure and, after drawing 1-1, they said goodbye to the tournament empty-handed.
Edson da Silva opened the scoring with the help of wind and good fortune. From the left side, the Brazilian tried to cross at the far post to set up one of his teammates and ended up surprising goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota with the first goal of the afternoon (40).
That was an accurate blow, but not completely devastating, especially because the Fiera woke up after the break. Although there seemed to be time with Adonis Frías’s equalizer (59), the reaction was not enough. The order of the Bravos defense had a lot to do with the fact that the Guanajuato team became blurred in the final stretch and lost concentration.
As a result of all this, Victor Barajas was sent off and left the Panzas Verdes with 10 men until the final whistle. From being one of the leading teams in past seasons, including representatives of Mexico in the Club World Cup, now the Esmeraldas face the other side of the coin.
Gallos, with a better goal difference, entered the qualifying round despite having the same 24 points. Bravos de Juárez was already eliminated.
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– 2024-05-02 00:37:26
