Note America’s post-match statements

Thursday, May 23, Ciudad de los Deportes stadium field, in Mexico City. The Blue Cross Celestial Machine received a visit from Eagles of Americafor the match corresponding to the first leg of the final for the Clausura 2024 tournament.

The first leg match was won by Cruz Azul with a goal from Uriel Antuna just in the ninth minute, who scored neatly from the eleven steps, after Malagón committed a foul inside the area, even saving himself from the yellow card.

However, Julián Quiñones ordered it to be saved just seven minutes later, making the score 1-1 and giving some peace of mind to the Azulcremas fans, who are going to rest somewhat calmly, knowing that everything will be decided at home next Sunday .

As happened in the spring of 2013, when América and Cruz Azul competed in the league tournament, everything will be decided on May 26, on the field of the Azteca stadium. A stage that brings sweet memories to the Azulcremas fans and very bitter memories to the cement workers.

Taking into consideration that the away goal no longer counts as a tie-breaking factor, it is necessary to point out that both América and Cruz Azul are obliged to win, either during the ninety minutes of regulation or in extra time. If the tie persists, everything would be defined from the eleven steps.

Once the match was over, more than one person was left with the feeling that America ”won” by tying, taking into consideration what was shown by the Cruz Azul Celeste Machine and what was offered by the Águilas del América, in addition to the fact that the The second leg will be defined on the Azteca stadium field, where America tends to grow.

However, one thing is what fans and journalists think, and quite another is what the actors of the game think, which in this case are the footballers and the technical director. For André Jardine, for example, America was the one who generated the most during the game.