America face Atlético de San Luis and Tigres will compete with Pumas for a ticket to the Apertura 2023 finals after leaving Leon, Monterrey, Puebla and Chivas respectively on the road.
The semi-final of Will open in 2023 This Sunday was defined Tigers And Cougars For a ticket to the title series, as well as participation America Before the surprise Atlético de San Luis.
in between America And Atlético de San LuisUnder the current Potosí franchise, there is only one record of conflicts LeagueClausura corresponds to 2023 and marks the confirmation of the then Potosí coach Andre Jardine to come to the azulcrema club for this semester in Liga MX.
The latest fight between America And Atlético de San Luis The matchday of the tournament took place on the 15th, and Azulgrema held the club to a 0-1 draw thanks to Henry Martin.
A match earlier, a comfortable 1-3 win at the Alfonso Lastras Stadium saw them advance to the semi-finals against Atletico de San Luis, however, the Potosi side sold much of their return at the Azteca. Sometimes the ticket to America was complicated, although it was 90 minutes later when the sun fell from 1 to 2.
AmericaThe president of the Apertura 2023, began his career League At the Lyon Stadium on Wednesday evening, the ‘Fiera’ were surprised to find themselves twice ahead on the scoreboard, however, Azulgrema headed to the Azteca Stadium with two equalisers. classified.
In the last 90 minutes, America It continued for an hour of suspense until Julian Quiñones’ penalty in the 61st minute put Azulgrema through to the semi-finals, and Henry Martin scored another goal in the 89th minute.
For its part, Atlético de San Luis They beat Monterrey three out of four times in the Ligue 1 series. In the first leg, Ricardo Chavez scored the only goal of the match in the 21st minute to give Potosi confidence in the Monterey fiefdom.
In the second leg, Monterrey scored 8′ thanks to Rogelio Funes Mori and showed arguments to reach the semi-finals, however, Vitinho’s score in the 49′ left the team confused. As shown in the first part.
in between Tigers And Cougars There are three precursors LeagueTwo series in the quarter-finals and the battle for the Apertura 2015 title, which was decided on penalties and ultimately gave Monterrey its fourth laurel.
The last time the two Cats teams challenged each other was on Matchday 6 of the Apertura 2023 at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario. That afternoon, the Pumas came away with a 2-1 win over Tigres, with scores from Gabriel Fernandez and Juan Tinenno in addition to Oziel Herrera’s goal for Nuevo Leon.
The two clubs went through the direct elimination round for the first time in the final of Apertura 2015, a series in which emotions exceeded 180 minutes and were decided from the penalty spot at Ciudad Universitaria. On the way, Tigers They were beaten 3 to 0, however, the Pumas reacted to their men and forced extra time, which added a goal to the score.
in fines, for Tigers André-Pierre Gignac, Juninho, José Rivas and Israel Jiménez scored. to Cougars Fidel Martinez missed the first charge, then Ismael Sosa scored, and Luis Fuentes and Javier Cortez handed the title with one more foul.
On the other two occasions they were defeated in the Liguilla series, Tigres progressed semi-final 7 to 2 overall in Apertura 2016 and Pumas reversed the humiliation of Apertura 2018 4 to 3 in the same event.
Tigres, the third best team Will open in 2023 They progressed comfortably at home after a tight 2-2 draw in the first leg, with Andre-Pierre Gignac making a comeback to make the tie irretrievable.
For its part, Pumas suffered at home against Chivas and stumbled 1-0, however, the performance of goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez was key to advancing to the semi-finals as he repeatedly avoided the drop of his frame that eventually affected the scoreboard. Its colors.
