2023-12-04 04:20:00
América will face Atlético de San Luis and Tigres will compete with Pumas for a ticket to the Apertura 2023 final, following respectively leaving León, Monterrey, Puebla and Chivas on the road
Las semi-finals of the Opening 2023 were defined this Sunday, with the inclusion and confrontation of Tigers y Pumas for a ticket to the series for the title, as well as the participation of America before the surprise Atlético de San Luis.
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In between America y Atlético de San Luisunder the current Potosí franchise, there is only one record of confrontations in Leaguecorrespond to Clausura 2023, and meant the validation of the then Potosí coach Andre Jardine to arrive at the azulcrema club for this semester in Liga MX.
The most recent duel between America y Atlético de San Luis It happened on Matchday 15 of the tournament, with the balance in favor of the azulcrema club 0 to 1 thanks to Henry Martín.
A tournament ago, the Águilas advanced to the semifinals once morest Atlético de San Luis with clenched teeth, as they comfortably won 1 to 3 on the field of the Alfonso Lastras Stadium, however, the Potosí team sold the return at the Azteca very dearly and It complicated the ticket for America at times, although it fell facing the Sun 1 to 2 following 90 minutes.
Americaleader of Apertura 2023, began his career in League on the León field during Wednesday’s evening and was surprised by a ‘Fiera’ that went ahead a couple of times on the scoreboard, however, the azulcrema team tied twice and left for the Azteca Stadium with the slight advantage that awards the table to the best classified.
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In the final 90 minutes, America It kept the suspense going for regarding an hour, until a penalty taken by Julián Quiñones in the 61st minute put the azulcrema on the way to the semifinals and one more goal from Henry Martín in the 89th minute put a stop to the series.
For its part, Atlético de San Luis They beat Monterrey in three of the four times that make up the series in Liguilla. In the first leg, Ricardo Chávez scored the only goal of the duel in the 21st minute and gave hope to the Potosí team in the Monterrey fiefdom.
For the second leg, Monterrey scored at 8′ thanks to Rogelio Funes Mori and showed arguments to be a semi-finalist, however, a score by Vitinho at 49′ disconcerted the team, which might not find a way to return to the course it showed in the first part.
In between Tigers y Pumas There are three antecedents in Leaguetwo series in the quarterfinals and the fight for the Apertura 2015 title, which was decided on penalties and ultimately decreed the fourth laurel for the Monterrey team.
The last time that both feline squads challenged each other occurred on Matchday 6 of Apertura 2023 at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario. That followingnoon, Pumas came out with the victory following beating Tigres 2 to 1, with scores from Gabriel Fernández and Juan Dinenno, in addition to Ozziel Herrera’s goal for Nuevo León.
The first time that both clubs crossed paths in the direct elimination round was in the final of the Apertura 2015, a series in which the emotions exceeded 180 minutes and were decided from a penalty spot in Ciudad Universitaria. On the way, Tigers They beat 3 to 0, however, Pumas reacted to their people and forced extra time that added one goal per side to the score.
In penalties, for Tigers André-Pierre Gignac, Juninho, José Rivas and Israel Jiménez scored. For Pumas Fidel Martínez failed in the first charge, then Ismael Sosa scored, Luis Fuentes and Javier Cortés handed over the title with one more mistake.
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On the other two occasions that they have beaten in the Liguilla series, Tigres advanced to semi-finals of Apertura 2016 with 7 to 2 overall and Pumas returned the affront in the same instance of Apertura 2018 4 to 3.
Tigres, third best team in the Opening 2023 They advanced to the round comfortably at home following a tight 2-2 draw in the first leg, as André-Pierre Gignac reappeared to tip the tie to the point of no return.
For its part, Pumas suffered at home once morest Chivas and stumbled 1 to 0, however, the performance of goalkeeper Julio González was key to advancing to the semifinals, as he repeatedly avoided the fall of his frame that ultimately impacted the scoreboard. global favor of its colors.
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