Mexico city, oct 3 (reuters) – america consolidated on Sunday as the general leader of the grita mexico a21 tournament after defeating pumas unam 2-0 on the twelfth day.
With His seventh triumph, the “Eagles” of America reached 25 points at the top of the general table.
Paraguayan Richard Sánchez scored the first goal in the 36th minute when he surprised goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera with a distant shot after stealing the ball in the half court.
Pumas was close to drawing at 62 minutes with a shot that hit the crossbar.
Las “Águilas” scored the second goal in spare time in a counterattack play that Mauro Lainez defined with a shot before the exit of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera after escaping by speed from the midfield at 98 minutes.
Earlier, Toluca and Querétaro drew 1-1 with goals from Diego Chávez and Uruguayan Jonathan Dos Santos, respectively.
The matchday will be completed later when The champion Cruz Azul visits Tijuana and Tigres UANL plays against Necaxa.
On Saturday, Atlas won 1-0 as a visitor to Guadalajara, Santos Laguna defeated Mazatlán 1-0, while León and Atlético de San Luis tied without goals.
On Friday, Bravos de Ciudad Juárez interrupted Monterrey’s winning streak by thrashing it 3-1, while Pachuca came back and won 2-1 as a visitor to Puebla. (Report by Carlos Calvo Pacheco)
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