GOALS IN THE FINAL! Antuna took advantage of a penalty to overtake Cruz Azul, but América already tied with Quiñones

The grand final of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, of the Liga MX, It already started. In the first episode, held in the Sports City Stadium, Blue Cross He started hitting the new champion Americathanks to a bit of Uriel Antuna.

Not even ten minutes had passed in the building of the Colonia Noche Buena when Jonathan Dos Santos He delayed the ball to play with Luis MalagonHowever, they did not count on The Wizard he stepped up to win the ball, which led the goalkeeper to commit a penalty by heeling him on the foot.

After complaints from both teams, finally the referee Fernando Hernandez He did not draw any card, but he ruled the maximum penalty, which was carried out by the current Clausura 2024 scoring champion, perfectly deceiving the Michoacan to put La Maquina Celeste ahead to the joy of the fans present.

Obviously, this action once again generated controversy because several specialists and journalists complained, since from their perspective, the lack of Malagon It should have been red or at least yellow, but none appeared.

In the end, the joy was short-lived for the cement workers, as the azulcremas got the tie in the 17th minute. The American captain Henry Martin He left the local defense behind to send a diagonal that the Colombian closed Julian Quiñones to make it 1-1, ordering the fans to silence.

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