Solari’s America, solid leader

A goal from the Asturian Alvaro Fidalgo and another from the mexican Sebastian Cordova guaranteed this Tuesday to America a 2-1 win over him Santos Laguna and the consolidation with 31 points in the leadership of the Apertura tournament on the fourteenth day. The Eagles of America added their sixth victory at the Azteca stadium, where they only allowed one draw.

In today’s game, the Uruguayan Fernando Gorriarán scored a penalty and the Chilean Diego Valdés left Santos Laguna with ten players, who with the same 16 points fell to twelfth place in the standings.

The Eagles dominated the first half, but the bad sense of their players prevented them from leaving with an advantage at halftime. In the 29th minute, Sebastián Córdova shot from medium distance and the ball passed over the crossbar of goalkeeper Gibrán Lajud, who at 44 denied Colombian Roger Martínez a goal with a timely reduction.

In the second half, Argentine Santiago Solari’s pupils kept up the pressure. In the 67th minute Salvador Reyes threw the ball from the left into the center and Fidalgo scored with a header. Then Reyes committed a hand and awarded a penalty to Santos Laguna that Fernando Gorriarán, at 73, made it 1-1 by deceiving goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Three minutes later Valdés was expelled for a stomp on Miguel Layún, who from the right wing at 87 threw a service that in the second post where Córdova appeared to finish off with the head for 2-1.

Puebla beats Mazatlán

In another match of the fourteenth day, the Uruguayan Christian Tabón and Dieter Villalpando scored the goals with which the Puebla of the Argentine Nicolás Larcamón beat Mazatlán 2-0 at home.

Earlier, Mexican Erik Vera scored a goal in the 34th minute to give Querétaro the 1-0 victory over Monterrey of coach Javier Aguirre, who suffered their third loss in a row.

Later, Peruvian strategist Juan Reynoso’s champion Cruz Azul will visit Atlas, with the aim of climbing to fourth place that would secure him a place in the quarterfinals.

On Wednesday the fourteenth day will end when Toluca is local against Necaxa, León against Pumas UNAM, Tigres UANL against Pachuca and Tijuana with Guadalajara.