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The Rayados began the post-Dano Ortiz era 2-1 win over Puebla In Cuauhtémoc he did it in the stands with the eyes of his new coach, Martín Demichelis, looking at every detail of this team that seems to be regaining confidence in this new stage after the League Cup.
On the Monterrey bench was Nicolás Sánchez, the only man from Fernando Ortiz's coaching staff in the squad. Because he was an organizational assistant and lived the game with all possible responsibility.
Rayados struggled in the first half of the game, Seppo de la Torre's side locked themselves in, they didn't concede any space and didn't score until the 35th minute. German Berterem took advantage of a poor rebound by the Puebla goalkeeper to save the ball..
The goal was a critical emotional blow for Puebla, who from the strip collapsed And thankfully they didn't score another goal in the first half, which would have ended the game completely.
The Royals looked to do all the damage in the second half, with Sergio Canales and Oliver Torres shouldering the charge. Both Spaniards showed their quality and the former scored a superb goal.
Canales' goal came from another play. It was a goal that even Puebla fans did nothing but applaud. A work of art that Iberian captured on his team's network.
The 2-0 scoreline completely relaxed Monterrey, and that's when Puebla took on a certain role and gave the first warning with a play that would have been a penalty, but VAR denied the opportunity. Then eventually Santiago Ormeno closed the gap.
Monterey is the tournament's interim leaderNow they will have one game more than any other, as the match was brought forward in order to lose momentum after being eliminated in the League Cup.
