:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/4MCXUZRG45DGDFDEQWZHEU6PFM.jpg "Video: the goals of Valdés and Henry Martin in the victory of América against Tigres")
The Eagles of America won again from the hand of Fernando Ortiz. With the impulse that the Argentine helmsman gave from the budding technical direction, the locals got their sixth consecutive victory in Grita México Clausura 2022. In a meeting that looked complex before the offensive power of the Tigres of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), Diego Valdes was confirmed as a scorer and Henry Martin he was reunited with the goal to rescue the three points.
Miguel Herrera sought to compensate for the damage caused by the Rayos del Necaxa during his visit to the Victoria Stadium in Aguascalientes. In order to be forceful and ensure himself in the second step of the classification, he sent his fearsome trident made up of Luis Quiñones, André-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin. However, the forcefulness was not in his favor.
In the middle of a closed procedure and that could have favored anyone, visitors were more willing to maintain the initiative with the spherical At minute 31, Jorge Sanchez He threatened to enter from the right wing, but the feline defense managed to repel his attack. The rebound was recovered by Roger Martinezwho yielded to defender number three and, in turn, served to Diego Valdeswho appeared behind Federico Viñas in the lineup.
The Chilean had confidence and drove forward for a few meters. He was able to elude two defenders and enter the large area guarded by Nahuel Guzmán. Before space denied him he fired a solid shot with his right leg that was embedded in the post guarded by the Argentine. The Paton he stretched out to full length to parry, but the power, speed and closeness prevented him from doing so.
The score only affected the performance of the Tigres a little, as they did not stop trying to damage Guillermo Ochoa’s goal. Unlike other meetings where they have shown a solid display, the Americanist defense managed to stop the momentum and the imprecise arrivals of the feline forwards. With the mood and control of actions in his favor, the Eagles managed to increase the lead in the second half.
The expulsion of Guido Pizarro by a stomp on the leg of Luis Fuentes was decisive for Tigres lost the reins of the match and allow the arrival of rivals. Similarly, the return of Peter Aquinas to the actions with the first team contributed so that the Tano Ortiz managed to take the units to Mexico City.
In it minute 91, Alejandro Zendejas yielded to Salvador Reyes to try an attack on the edge of the area. Seeing the closed spaces, they delayed the ball to the position of the Peruvian midfielder. Aquino threatened with a shot long distance, but sent a service to Henry Martin in the crescent of the large area.
He received with his left foot, but the ball continued to rise in front of the goal. At that moment hit with the instep in the direction of the bow and the ball was deflected by the Tigres defender. Nahuel Guzman stepped forward to save a mid-height shot, but the change surprised him and the ball slipped very close to the crossbar. Although the Argentine stretched, he could not avoid the second fall of his goal.
with victory, the people of the capital managed to reach the fourth step, that is to say, the last one of direct classification to the league. In the event of a defeat for Cruz Azul against San Luis on matchday 16, the Eagles will defend their position and the possibility of promoting one more in the Clásico Joven. For its part, the Tigers stayed in second position with 32 points, two consecutive losses and his guaranteed ticket to the big party. On the last day, Miguel Herrera will visit the Rojinegros del Atlas on the field of the Jalisco Stadium.
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