The Chilean signed a double in a commitment that the team from Coapa dominated from start to finish and in which they left good feelings
America started in a totally different way the last week before the start of the Opening 2022. First, they made the incorporation of Uruguayan striker Jonathan Rodríguez official for the tournament in the second half of the year and now, a day later, they left a good feeling ahead of their debut by easily winning 5-2 over Lion in a match that was held in San José, California before a good entry on American soil.
The Chilean Diego Valdes It was the spark plug of the team led by Fernando Ortiz. From very early on, he set the pace of the game with an assist to Paraguayan Richard Sánchez and, later, he was present on the scoreboard with a couple of goals. The youth Román Martínez and Alejandro Zendejas were the other scorers for the Coapa team. Santiago Colombatto and Óscar Villa were in charge of making the scoreboard a little more decorous for Lion.
The emerald squad, which debuts a technician for the next Opening 2022had their last preparation match for a tournament that will begin for them on Sunday, July 3, visiting Atlético de San Luis at the Luis Alfonso Lastras, so they have a lot of work ahead of them after the presentation on Wednesday night.
Americawhich last tournament was finally able to return to the semifinals of Liga MX, came from a hard stumble last Sunday when they were relatively easily surpassed by Pumas in Illinois in a duel in which Juan Ignacio Dinenno and César ‘Chino’ Huerta they had been in charge of bending them, so they arrived with their pride beaten and Lion He was the one who paid for the broken dishes.
Richard Sánchez, after a good assist from Diego Valdes, cut inside the area and later opened the scoring with a left foot just 10 minutes into the match. The Andean showed that he is in a state of grace and at 24 he put the 2-0 that marked the course of the commitment against an emerald team without response capacity.
Román Martínez, by way of the maximum penalty, and the same Diego Valdes they put the lapidary 4-0 with which they went to rest.
Lion tried to react at the beginning of the second half with a goal from Santiago Colombatto, but Alejandro Zendejas put ice on any intention that those from Bajío had to return in the match with another great left foot for 5-1.
America controlled the rest of the game and the only shock came in the final stretch with the goal by Óscar Villa that made it 5-2.
AmericaAt the moment, they have a balance of two wins, a draw and a defeat so far in their preseason and they will start the Apertura 2022 next Saturday, July 2 when they receive Atlas, current two-time Liga MX champion, at the Azteca Stadium.
Final Marker:
🔹 #SomosAmerica #AllOnTheField 🔸 pic.twitter.com/UGDbdm8uxa— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
90′ The game ends in San Jose, California, our last preseason game.
🦁2 – 5 🦅
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022
G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L OF AME 🔥
Alejandro Zendejas from outside the area scores the fifth goal for América #TourÁguila 🦅 pic.twitter.com/0nZ8nQv0bP— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
48′ Goal by #LaFieranotes Santiago Colombatto.
🦁1 – 4 🦅
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022
G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L OF AME 🔥
Double by Diego Valdés, he finishes off with a header and gives the fourth goal to AME #TourÁguila 🦅AME 4-0 LEO pic.twitter.com/Jo2ysW0XDA
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
37′ Goal by America, penalty kick by Román Martínez.
🦁0 – 3 🦅
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022
G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L OF AME 🔥
Román Martínez scores his first goal from eleven paces #TourÁguila 🦅AME 3-0 LEO pic.twitter.com/Ookw1T0sCE
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L OF AME 🔥
Diego Valdés shoots on goal and scores the second for the AME #TourÁguila 🦅 pic.twitter.com/45Qt62lKb7— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
G⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️L OF AME 🔥
Richard Sánchez scores the first goal for América #TourÁguila 🦅 pic.twitter.com/nkHChNw4h4— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
start the game #TourÁguila 🦅 pic.twitter.com/F4D4NjGLxl
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
0′ Let’s start the game!
🦁🆚🦅
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022
The first Mexican NBA champion @juanonjuan10 Juan Toscano, receives the jersey of @yoy8a 🦅🇲🇽🏀
Forever a Royal Eagle 🦅#SomosAmerica EAGLE TOUR 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Z8xe90sCP9— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
📸 | I’m off to the field! 🦅 pic.twitter.com/F6q22uwWL5
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝟭𝟭:
27 | 🇲🇽 @OscarFcoFabela1 🧤
2 | 🇲🇽 Luis Fuentes
4 | 🇺🇾 @Seba4Caceres
6 | 🇲🇽 @jona2santos
9 | 🇨🇴 @rogermartinezt9
10 | 🇨🇱 Diego Valdes
17 | 🇲🇽 @AlexZendejas8
19 | 🇲🇽 @Miguel_layun ©️
20 | 🇵🇾 @richardsanchez
193 | 🇲🇽 Emilio Lara
196 | 🇲🇽 Roman Martinez pic.twitter.com/rNskf5cXxB— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
We are ready to close our preseason, it is today here in San José.
We are the INDOMITABLE FIERA 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/QWOmJeSPN8
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022
🧤 @OscarFcoFabela1 👀⚽️#TourÁguila 🔹 #SomosAmerica 🔸 pic.twitter.com/hKWsdmoi1E
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
👀 we arrived at the stadium 🏟️#TourÁguila 🔹 #SomosAmerica pic.twitter.com/frT5Ws9fWB
— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
We headed to #TourÁguila 🦅⚽️
Go Americ! 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/n6E91URD5a— Club America (@ClubAmerica) June 23, 2022
𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗦𝗘! 👂🏼
Juan Toscano, the Mexican champion of the @NBA with @warriors 🏀 is present this afternoon in San José and received our shirt.
Great @juanonjuan10! 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/0EUbtG8lyy
– Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) June 23, 2022