Uruguayan Hugo Silveira scored a couple of goals and provided an assist to lead Querétaro this Sunday in their 4-1 win over leader America, in the 2020 Apertura of Mexican football.
Silveira, twice, and the Mexicans Daniel Cervantes and Omar Islas scored for the Gallos, while Sebastián Córdova responded with a goal from the Águilas, who maintained the first place with 10 points, the same as Cruz Azul and three above Querétaro, sixth of the classification.
Querétaro started backwards, which America took advantage of, but little by little the Roosters of coach Alex Diego began to step on the rival area and created threats.
In the 34th minute, the home team took advantage in a counterattack. He took advantage of the space and in a response play took advantage with a goal from Silveira to pass from Irving Zurita.
The duel was complicated for the Eagles of strategist Miguel Herrera with the expulsion in 40 of Paraguayan Richard Sánchez, who left the azulcremas with one less man on the field; the before and after the duel.
With one goal advantage and superiority on the ground, Querétaro let their rival grow; He gave him the ball and paid the consequences with a goal from Córdova in the 58th minute from Viñas, however the Gallos regained the advantage three minutes later with a right hand volley from Cervantes.
Islas made it 3-1 to Silveira's pass, in 63, and Silveira converted from left-foot in 92, to sign it 4-1.
The duel served for the debut of Paraguayan Richard Díaz with America. He entered in the 78th minute.
On the sixth day, next Saturday Querétaro will visit the Atlas and America will receive the champion Monterrey.
– Data sheet:
4. Querétaro: Gil Alcalá; Martín Rea, Alfonso Luna, Erik Vera, Daniel Cervantes, Irving Zurita (Sebastián Sosa m.46) (Jonathan Betancourt m.84); Kevin Ramírez, Fernando Madrigal (Kevin Escamilla m.91), Gonzalo Montes; Ángel Sepúlveda, Hugo Silveira.
Coach: Alex Diego.
1. America: Guillermo Ochoa; Sebastián Cáceres, Luis Reyes (Alfonso Sánchez m.46), Bruno Valdez, Paul Aguilar; Santiago Cáseres (Ramón Juárez del Castillo m.68), Leonardo Suárez (Henry Martin m.46), Sebastián Córdova, Richard Sánchez; Roger Martínez (Sergio Díaz m.78), Federico Viñas.
Coach: Miguel Herrera.
Goals: 1-0, m.34: Hugo Silveira; 1-1, m.58: Sebastián Córdova; 2-1, m.61: Daniel Cervantes; 3-1, m.67: Omar Islas; 4-1, m.92: Hugo Silveira.
Referee: Diego Montaño. He admonished Ángel Sepúlveda, Irving Zurita. Sebastián Sosa, Richard Sánchez and Sebastián Córdova. He expelled Richard Sánchez.
Incidents: Match of the fifth day of the 2020 Opening of Mexican football, baptized by the Liga Mx as the Guardianes tournament.