Óscar Murillo, insurmountable in the air: scored two goals for Pachuca to qualify for the quarterfinals in Mexico

This weekend Colombian footballers abroad gave something to talk about with their annotations. Luis Fernando Muriel, as is customary, not only scored a double with Atalanta, but also assisted his teammates. Meanwhile, Rafael Santos Borré contributed a goal in the classification of River Plate to the quarterfinals of the Argentine League and consolidated himself as the top scorer since the team is led by Marcelo Gallardo.

The forwards, however, were not the only ones who appeared in the pages of the international sports press. He was also a consolidated defender in Mexican football and with a World Cup past in the Colombia team. It’s about the Armenian-born Óscar Murillo, who reported with two headshots in Pachuca’s 4-2 victory against the ‘Chivas’ of Guadalajara.

What the Pachuca fans celebrate is that thanks to Murillo’s goals, the club not only beat Guadalajara, but also qualified for the quarterfinals of the Mexican soccer league.

With victory, Pachuca ranked eighth in the league with 23 points, the same as Guadalajara, which he surpassed by the difference of one goal, and that Tigers, which was eliminated by the difference of two goals. So that, ‘los tuzos’ will face America from Mexico in the playoffs, on Thursday, May 13, as a local and on Sunday, May 16, as a visitor.

In the América de México, led by Argentine coach Santiago Solari, there are also three coffee players: Nicolas Benedetti, Andres Ibargüen Y Roger Martinez, one of Carlos Queiroz’s favorites when he led the tricolor team.

The first goal of Oscar Murillo It came when the timer ticked the 50th minute of the game and his team lost 1-0.

After a corner charge from forward Ismael Sosa, Murillo He jumped more than his opponents and with a strong header sent the ball to the back of the net. For the Guadalajara goalkeeper, Jose Antonio RodriguezIt was impossible to save the ball because it also slightly deviated in one of his team’s defenders.

In football there is no second goal that is bad and Murillo, inspired, showed it. In the 80th minute of the commitment that ‘los tuzos’ were already winning 2-1, again, after a corner kick, the 33-year-old coffee grower imposed himself in the air and sent the ball into the upper right corner of the portico defended by Ismael Sosa. “What a barbarian,” said the narrator of the match in reference to the more than outstanding performance of the defender.

The other goals of Pachuca, he scored Roberto de la Rosa, in minutes 60 and 80 of the game, while the goals of the rival team were the work of Uriel Antuna, in minutes 10 and 90 + 3 of the engagement.

The good performances of Murillo, who this season played 14 of 17 possible games according to the Transfermarkt are good news for the fans of the Colombia team and Reinaldo Rueda himself, given that Yerry Mina was injured on May 9 with Everton and Dávinson Sánchez has not had continuity in Tottenham since the arrival of Ryan Mason to the bench.

It would not hurt to think that Óscar Murillo and Jeison Murillo, defender of Celta de Vigo (Spain), could have a leading role as starters in the tricolor team, due to their regularity and outstanding performances with their clubs this season.

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