The Machine could not maintain the advantage against the Rayados, which in the additional minutes reached equality.
With two goals in stoppage time, the Monterrey salvaged the 2-2 draw against Blue Cross, on Saturday at the BBVA stadium in the continuation of the third day of the Closing tournament-2022 of Mexican soccer.
Machine Cruz Azul took the lead in the 31st minute when Uriel Antuna received a pass in the area and eluded the goalkeeper Argentinian Esteban Andrada to define the 1-0 with a touch of the left foot.
The 2-0 was signed by Ecuadorian Bryan Angulo with a penalty executed at 54 with a shot to the right that surpassed Andrada’s throw.
The reaction of the scratched began to take shape at 90, plus 2 minutes with a left-footed shot from Argentinian Rogelio Funes Mori from the front line of the area.
At 90 plus 7 minutes, the Argentinian Maximiliano Meza sent a center to the small area that Cesar Montes He made it 2-2 with a header.
With this result, Cruz Azul was co-leader with seven points and Monterrey reached five points before traveling to Club World Cup.
Other results
In the Azteca stadium, in a match between teams led by Argentine coaches, the champion Atlas of Diego Coca beat America 2-0 Santiago Solari.
Diego Barbosa He made it 1-0 for the Atlas ‘Foxes’ in the 70th minute with a volley shot inside the area.
The 2-0 was the work of Ozziel Herrera with a shot from the crescent to 90, +5 minutes.
Thus, Atlas was co-leader with seven points and America with one unit and one game pending.
At the Nou Camp stadium, the Lion, from the technical director Argentinian Ariel Holan and Ecuadorian Ángel Mena, beat Pachuca 2-1, coach Uruguayan Guillermo Almada.
Barely at minute 2, León wove a play that culminated in 1-0 with a powerful shot from point-blank range Colombian Andres Mosquera within the area.
The ‘Tuzos’ found it 1-1 at 32 with an own goal from the colombiano William Tesillo.
The local recovered the advantage at 58 when the Chilean Victor Davila he scored 2-1 with a header.
With this result, León reached five points and Pachuca was left with six units.
Earlier, at the Akron stadium, the ‘Gallos Blancos’ from Querétaro tied 1-1 against the ‘Chivas’ from Guadalajara.
The Argentine Leonardo Sequeira scored the 1-0 for Querétaro with a shot from outside the area at minute 2.
Al 42, Alexis Vega He took a free kick from the crescent of the area and placed the ball in the upper right corner for 1-1 for Guadalajara.
With this tie, the ‘Chivas’ reached four points and Querétaro two.
The day began on Thursday at the Alfonso Lastras stadium where the Athletic San Luis He suffered his third loss of the tournament when he fell 1-0 to Juárez.
On Friday at the Mazatlán stadium, the ‘Red Devils’ of Toluca came from behind to beat the ‘Cañoneros’ of Mazatlán 2-1.
Results of the day
Atletico San Luis-Juarez 0-1
Mazatlan-Toluca 1-2
Guadalajara-Queretaro 1-1
Leon-Pachuca 2-1
America-Atlas 0-2
Monterrey-Cruz Azul 2-2
upcoming matches
Cougars-Tigers
Santos-Necaxa
-To define
Puebla-Tijuana
Positions table
1. Cruz Azul, 7 points
2. Atlas, 7
3. Pumas, 6
4. Pachuca, 6
5. Juarez, 6
6. Toluca, 6
7. Monterrey, 5
8. Leon, 5
9. Guadalajara, 4
10. Puebla, 4
11. Queretaro, 2
12. Santos, 1
13. America, 1
14. Tigers, 1
15. Tijuana, 1
16. Mazatlan, 0
17. Athletic San Luis, 0
18. Necaxa, 0 (D)
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