With little football and without a clear style of play, America achieved a triumph on the Azteca Stadium field, where by the slightest difference they beat Puebla and with that they momentarily put themselves in the first place of Guard1anes 2021.
Santiago Solari’s team generates little, dominates the rival even less and one more night depended on Guillermo Ochoa, who with his actions managed to fulfill his work and help his squad in the victory they achieved tonight.
Puebla was close with a long ball that Antony Silva cleared in his own field, the round bounced inside the rival’s great area and Omar Fernández finished off in front of the figure of Ochoa. On the rebound Santiago Ormeño tried to open the scoring, but the defense managed to kill the power and leave the goal to the goalkeeper.
The visitors knew how to take the first minutes with a semi-slow pace, looking for their connections in the center of the field and trying to break in in front of a defense that had five players preventing a goal against.
With a Puebla locked up and without danger, the young azulcrema Chucho López decided to try his luck with a powerful mid-distance shot that Antony Silva managed to deflect with both hands when he was surprised.
While Puebla sought to generate football, the home team tried to generate dangerous chances through set pieces. Aguilera took a free kick and Silva dived into the upper right corner in a big shot from the goalkeeper. On the rebound, the young Santiago Naveda, alone and with an unprotected goal, finished in a terrible way and sent the opportunity to the side of the field.
Save by Antony Silva América Puebla. Imago7
Both squads took the game to a level of absolute boredom. They tried to generate actions, but no one dared to go beyond three-quarters of the field. Puebla, trying more through the backlash, while America searched the sides and centers that did not find any recipient.
‘Fideo’ Álvarez was close to opening the scoring through a pumped pass from Omar Fernández. The footballer finished off with a half-turn shot and in which Guillermo Ochoa reacted in a good way and in the process the Eagles breathed, since the flag bearer pointed out an out of place.
The solution for America had to come from the bench. The questioned and unwanted Roger Martínez again took advantage of leaving the bench and that was how he opened the scoring, since he took advantage of a ball that Sebastián Córdova recovered, faced the goal and finished in a minimum space to obtain the longed-for goal and the second in his personal account in the tournament.
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With the match in favor, the entry of Pedro Aquino gave the Solari team peace of mind. The Peruvian gave him stability in the center of the field and began to circulate the round, while they climbed meters on the pitch.
America began to penetrate more in the opposite field, they put pressure on the rival in their exit and began to make the defenders nervous.
Henry Martín had one more chance after a low pass from Mauro Lainez, who overflowed from the left side and crossed, but the American forward hit badly and sent the ball overhead.
In the end, America won, without showing off, without dominating the opponent, but with three points that give peace of mind to the process that Santiago Solari is going through in his first experience in Liga MX.