Toluca

Mexico City. Every victory that América achieves in the Liga Mx makes noise. It is a competitive and devastating team. Although many of their main critics saw Toluca’s visit to the Azteca stadium as a test to measure their achievements, the Águilas, as soon as they put their power into value, achieved a memorable win (5-1) to be the sole leaders.

The match was so attractive, so important in defining the course of the tournament in the last two dates, that it caused endless lines at the main entrances and a popular party in the streets. Faced with such a scenario, América knew how to take the Devils against the ropes. He was as close as one can be to victory: he imposed his game, made fewer mistakes and turned each attack into a painful test for the scarlet defense. At times it gave the feeling of having something more if necessary, although the best was saved for the last moment, when the goals from Chilean Diego Valdés (9 and 24) and Henry Martín (15) had sealed the night.

Martín, who converted a triangulation between Alejandro Zendejas and the Chilean Valdés in a 2-1 victory for América, reached 99 goals in the club, the same as the legendary and multi-champion Carlos Reinoso. On the other side of Americanist happiness, the Toluca was a building in the middle of demolition. Their midfielders caused fires with their inaccuracy in their passes and, although they complained to the referee for alleged help to the locals, they were erased from the field of play.

Valdés extended the count with the third (24) in an action that Portuguese coach Renato Paiva claimed for an alleged advanced position. The fourth (73) and the fifth goal (82) of a night at the rhythm of mambo came from the Mexican Colombian Julián Quiñones, who needed less than 45 minutes to seal the hole for his rival.

The same frustration of the Devils led to complaints and shouts several meters away between teammates, as in the case of Tiago Vopi and his defenders Juan Escobar and Federico Pereira. For the Águilas, the three points meant the guarantee of first place, where they now have 32 points alone, three behind the Scarlets and Cruz Azul.

Upon leaving the locker room, coach Paiva recognized the superiority of his rival. “This result does not define us. There were many mistakes, but it is an easy match to analyze. America has been better than us in almost every moment of the game. In consistency, quality. “We came here with the intention of playing our game, but they did it better.”