Mexico City, Toluca was barely able to rescue a 1-1 draw at home against Pumas, which wasted an early advantage, and fell behind in the fight to reach the lead, on matchday eleven of the Apertura 2024 tournament of the Liga Mx. The Scarlets remained in third place with 22 points, two less than Tigres, which jumped to second place hours before by beating Puebla 1-0.
Although the cats have gone four games in a row without losing, they missed vital points and are on the edge of the direct qualifying zone for the league.
Just in the first touches on the ball, the cats shook the nets at the Nemesio Diez stadium when the clock only showed 41 seconds.
César Chino Huerta rescued the ball to score from point-blank range by taking advantage of a mistake by goalkeeper Tiago Volpi, who dropped the ball in a first attack by the rival. It was the third goal for the feline striker, who had not scored since matchday four.
Although the duel seemed close, the Scarlets balanced the score in the 23rd minute after Paulinho sent a powerful long-distance shot to reach the goal.
Although the match required emotions to define a winner, the pace was declining. Thus, the result left the local fans dissatisfied, who did not hide their annoyance and booed at the end of the match, as they claimed a lack of determination on the part of both.
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