From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, November 5, 2023, p. a12
In 12 minutes, América resolved a match that Xolos had turned into a problem. With the lead assured at the Azteca stadium, coach André Jardine had an alternative team to face the penultimate day. The bet turned out to be risky, as Tijuana left its attack at zero throughout the first half, until the expulsion of Kevin Balanta. From there, the Águilas rearranged their script and danced 3-0 against their rival with the tuned rhythm of an orchestra.
Alejandro Zendejas, enabled by a backheel pass from Henry Martín, opened the scoring in the 73rd minute to definitively break the border resistance. Jonathan Rodríguez, at 78, and Álvaro Fidalgo, at 85, took advantage of the collapse of goalkeeper José Antonio Rodríguez and celebrated their eighth consecutive victory with their fists raised.
Located at the top with 39 points, the Americanists are one more triumphant night away from breaking the record for units of the Mexican tournament. The defeat left those led by Miguel Herrera, who was harshly booed by the fans, at risk of leaving the league zone.
At the Universitario stadium, Tigres could not take advantage of its advantage against Atlético de San Luis and tied 2-2 with the alarms going off due to the injury of Frenchman André-Pierre Gignac, who asked for his substitution in the complementary part.
The Frenchman opened the scoring with a header (58th), but a short time later he fell on the grass and the team doctors helped him out. The Potosinos took advantage of his injury to close with all their weapons focused on the front. Vitinho He achieved the tie (86), but Nicolás Ibáñez, who came on in place of Gignac, scored in stoppage time to make it 2-1.
When everything seemed defined, Dieter Villalpando aimed from long distance at Nahuel Guzmán’s goal and, with the help of the crossbar, equalized things (90+6).
2023-11-05 09:13:58
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