"Pájaro" Benítez led Toluca's declare with a double

Edgar Benítez celebrates one in every of his targets

Toluca.- With out placing up a lot resistance, the Leones Negros misplaced 1-3 in Toluca to fall to the final place within the Relegation Desk, the place they have been barely surpassed by Puebla and Chivas, who in some unspecified time in the future in the course of the begin of the event have additionally occupied the underside, as well as of Veracruz. The Pink Devils took benefit of the customer’s fragility and with targets from Paraguayan Edgar Benítez and Gerardo Rodríguez added deserves to vindicate themselves with their followers after an irregular begin to the marketing campaign.

Now, the scarlets have climbed to fourth place within the common classification and goal to enhance the outlook for what they nonetheless lack within the squad the place the Colombian Wilder Guisao debuted this afternoon and to which his injured countryman, Víctor Montaño, should return.

A powerful first half was sufficient for Toluca to resolve the duel, for the reason that Lions solely confirmed momentum and hazard within the second half, however virtually all the time with out success.

At 26′, Benítez made it 1-0 within the small space in opposition to a sleeping Guadalajara protection, which by no means rejected a middle shot from Carlos Esquivel.

Though the “Pájaro” reduce what appeared like his second at 28′, Rodríguez made it 2-0 with the protection’s seal at 36′, when he outlined a “crack” move from Paulo da Silva together with his left foot.

With that rating as china, the Lions started to indicate indicators of desperation. However neither the claims nor the dramatized falls had any impact just like the entry of Andrés Ríos for the complement.

The Colombian revolutionized his staff, whereas Toluca maneuvered to beat the match.

Ríos despatched a shot to the crossbar at 52′, however the Devils additionally had different makes an attempt the place goalkeeper Humberto Hernández grew to become the hero, in opposition to photographs from Esquivel and Jerónimo Amione, the latter who returned after being separated from the squad for a few days on account of indiscipline.

The match solely had a short interval of rigidity after Fidel Martínez’s nice free kick aim that introduced the long-haired staff nearer within the eighty fifth minute. Nevertheless, Benítez cooled the guests’ enthusiasm with the rating 3-1 one minute from the top to go away Toluca with 7 factors, near the leaders.

Opposite to them, the Lions should take into consideration their 4 items and their standing as backside within the Relegation Desk, with a proportion of 1.00, decrease than 1.0112 for Puebla, 1.0674 for Chivas and 1.0727 for Veracruz.