AP
Mexico city
Argentine striker Juan Dinenno scored the goal with which Pumas achieved a 1-0 triumph over Atlas last Sunday, which despite the setback achieved his pass to the final of the Mexico Apertura tournament thanks to his better position in the classification.
Dinenno took advantage of a hesitation by Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas to score the only goal of the match at 76.
The series ended tied 2-2, but the Foxes reached the final because they were second after 17 dates and Pumas was 11th.
Atlas will face Len starting last Thursday at the Len stadium and close the series at the Jalisco stadium next Sunday.
The dates are fixed according to the regulations, and the schedule of each meeting will be announced on Monday by the Mexican Football Federation.
With the victory, Atlas is back in a final after Winter 99, when he lost on penalties against Toluca and keeps alive the hope of breaking a title drought that dates back to the 1950-51 tournament.
Pumas, who ended the game with 10 players due to Dinenno’s expulsion at 90, was looking to reach his first final since last year’s Apertura when he lost to Len and must wait at least another tournament to get his first title since the 2011 Clausura tournament. .
Atlas dominated possession and scoring opportunities in the first half. The first of them came just eight minutes later with an attempt by Jairo Torres that went wide.
Torres himself was close to 20 with an attempt that goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera saved with difficulty.
The Pumas goalkeeper was again a factor at 34 with a deflection after a low shot and then he was attentive to a scissor shot from Aldo Rocha, who at 39 had a head-to-head with the university goalkeeper that he could not solve.
Pumas, who had arrived shortly, took the lead when Efran Velarde took a shot from outside the area that was rejected by the Colombian goalkeeper Vargas and the rebound was in the way of Dinenno, who in front of the goal and in the small area did not. sorry and put the visit in front.
Atlas was close to the equalizer a couple of minutes later when Argentine Julio Furch shot into the area and his attempt crashed into the left post of Talavera’s goal.
At the end, Dinenno was sent off for a kick inside the area on Jess Angulo, who was knocked out after the blow and was treated on the field.
Angulo got up on his own feet and after a few minutes returned to the game.
DERROTA LEN
Ecuadorian forward ngel Mena signed a double and Len defeated Tigres 2-1 last Saturday to become the first finalist of the Mexican Apertura tournament, advancing thanks to his better position in the table during the regular season.
Mena put the Fiera in front of just seven minutes. Diego Reyes temporarily level at 16 and the Ecuadorian made the winning goal at 84.
Len is back in a final in Mexico after just in the Apertura of last year he raised the eighth championship in his history, at that time led by Ignacio Ambriz, who left the team in the summer to emigrate to the Spanish Huesca.
With Argentina’s Ariel Holan at the helm, Len regained the form he had last year and was able to overtake Tigres in a semi-final that ended in a 3-3 tie after Tigres’ 2-1 victory in the first leg.
La Fiera entered the championship series after finishing third in the table, while Tigres was fourth.
Len’s rival will come out of the series between Atlas and Pumas, which will be settled on Sunday night.
La Fiera will have to face at least the first game without Osvaldo Rodríguez, who was sent off at 88.
The team led by Miguel Piojo Herrera was looking for its first final since the Clausura 2019 tournament, when they achieved the seventh title in its history, fifth in that decade when its coach was the Brazilian Ricardo Ferretti, who was relieved by Herrera.
Len took the lead almost immediately when Javier Aquino lost the ball at the start. Mena received in the area and took a powerful shot with his right foot that entered through the right post of Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmn.
La Fiera seemed to extend their lead with a goal from Chilean Vctor Dvila at 11, but the play was invalidated by out of place.
Tigres leveled the match when Uruguayan Nicols Lpez sent a cross into the area where Reyes received and without hesitation took a shot with his right foot that entered the left side of goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota.
In the complement, Len approached 49 with a shot from Osvaldo Rodríguez that Guzmn sent from a corner kick.
The visitor responded to the 53 with attempt of Julin Quiones that was slightly deflected.
Len knocked on goal again at 67 with a shot from Dvila, but Guzmn made a great save to avoid damage.
The Fiera’s insistence was rewarded when the Chilean Jean Meneses reached the bottom line from the left and sent a center to the small area where Mena finished with a header to overcome Guzmn.
Tigres had a last approach with an attempt by Paraguayan Carlos Gonzlez at 94.
