📝Club AmĂ©rica 6-1 Pumas UNAM: Águilas run riot en route to final | OneFootball

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Brendan Doherty·10 December 2018

📝Club AmĂ©rica 6-1 Pumas UNAM: Águilas run riot en route to final

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A 1-1 draw in the first leg of the series from University Olympic Stadium on Thursday 6 December set up the return leg perfectly.

AmĂ©rica’s goal away from home required Pumas to attack at the Azteca Stadium on Sunday but the home team had too much firepower.


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Pumas goalkeeper Alfredo Saldívar will not look back fondly on this match, not just because the opponent dropped a half-dozen on him but because of his personal errors back when the match was close.

Renato Ibarra opened the scoring in the eighth minute on a shot that passed through Saldívar’s hands.

Paraguayan forward Carlos GonzĂĄlez equalised with a pinpoint header on Pablo Barrera’s cross in the 24th minute but the parity was short-lived. His compatriot in opposing colours, Bruno Valdez, restored AmĂ©rica’s lead on a corner kick from Mateus Uribe just four minutes later.

Ibarra turned provider to set up an acrobatic finish from Roger Martínez after Saldívar committed another grave mistake.

The goalkeeper tried to play the ball with his feet but could not control it, allowing Uribe to quickly move the ball to Ibarra, who found Martínez while Saldívar was still stranded.

After the intermission, the azulcrema got right back to work. A low corner kick bounced through the box to Guido Rodríguez and the Argentine midfielder fired his strike into the back of the net in the 46th minute.

18-year-old starlet Diego Lainez got in on the action just four minutes later on an assist from Ibarra.

Emmanuel Aguilera scored his side’s sixth goal in the 71st minute from the penalty spot after Saldívar and defender Alejandro Arribas combined for a foul on Martínez.

Even though the goals ended with nearly 20 minutes to go, the action didn’t cease. Alan Mozo was issued a straight red card in the 80th minute for a reckless and forceful challenge on Lainez near the center of the field.

In emphatic fashion, Club América have embarrassed Pumas and set up a two-legged series against fierce rivals Cruz Azul.

The matches will be on Thursday 13 and Sunday 16 December at the Azteca Stadium.