with the Colombian Andres Mosquera in the headline, Toluca equalized this Saturday 1-1 against América, led by Roger Martínezand with a global 2-3 managed to qualify for the final of the Mexican opening.
This Sunday, at 8:06 pm (Colombian time), the semifinal will be played between Monterrey, Stefan Medina, and Pachuca, with Óscar Murillo, Marino Hinestroza and Avilés Hurtado.
Toluca tied this Saturday 1-1 with the Águilas del América of Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz and signed their pass to the final of the Apertura 2022 tournament of Mexican soccer by winning the semifinal series 3-2.
In the second leg of the semifinal, Jorge Torres Nilo scored for coach Ignacio Ambriz’s Toluca. Alejandro Zendejas discounted for the Eagles, who finished as leader of the regular phase standings and was the favorite to be the Apertura champion. The first leg match, played last Wednesday, ended 2-1 in favor of Toluca, sixth in the first round, so Ambriz’s team won the series 3-2.
The Eagles prevailed in the first 28 minutes of the game, but they did not get ahead on the scoreboard due to interventions by the Brazilian goalkeeper Tiago Volpi, who rejected a mid-range shot by Emilio Lara, at minute 15, and one at close range by the Paraguayan Richard Sánchez , 18. The goalkeeper’s saves opened the door for Toluca to score.
At 29, the Uruguayan Leonardo Fernández took a corner kick from the left that Fernando Navarro headed into the first post so that in the second Jorge Torres Nilo pushed the 0-1 with his chest. However, America reacted immediately. In minute 35, Luis Fuentes received a pass from the left and crossed a serve that Zendejas, with a header, made it 1-1.
Ortiz’s team took control of the second half, in which Toluca opted to close in defense and not have possession of the ball. Despite the siege on Volpi’s goal, the Eagles only got a header from the Spanish Álvaro Fidalgo that the Brazilian goalkeeper rejected at 57.
This Sunday the other finalist will be defined when the Rayados del Monterrey, who were second in the regular phase, receive the Tuzos del Pachuca, fourth, at the BBVA stadium in the second leg of this semifinal series. In the first leg, Uruguayan strategist Guillermo Almada’s Pachuca won 5-2; a tie after the two games would give Monterrey the pass for a better position in the table.
EFE
