Nathan Silva left the university students one less and the Machine sealed it with a goal from Faravelli.
Blue Cross advanced to the semifinals of the Closing 2024where they will meet a rival from Monterrey, after they tied 2-2 in the second leg against Pumas to leave the overall score 4-2 in favor of the Machine. Alexis Gutierrez y Lorenzo Faravelli They scored for the light blues, while they did so for the university students. Guillermo Martinez y Cesar Huerta.
The Machine came out with an unknown position in what Martín Anselmi has been in technical direction. Blue Cross relinquished possession of the ball, he decided to wait in his field for Pumas waiting to do damage through counterattacks.
With a Pumas with few ideas on the offensive and with a slow pace, Blue Cross He took over the ball little by little. This is how they generated their first shot at the rival goal, at 14′, through Uriel Antunawho took a long-distance shot.
Cruz Azul moves into the semifinals after leaving out Pumas. Imago7
Blue Cross He began to recover memory, although for a short time, and with high blood pressure, at 15′, Rodolfo Rotondi he stole the ball from Nathan Silva on an outing. The Argentine soccer player gave up Uriel Antuna, who took a while to define, so he received defenses from Pumaswho made him uncomfortable to take the shot that reached the hands of Julio González.
Pumas finally approached the arch Blue Cross until the 33rd minute, but it was through a direct free kick taken by Leonardo Suarez that shortcut Kevin Mier.
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Daniel Quintero Huitrón, central referee, added seven minutes and in that period the most dangerous plays were presented. Pumas He was close to opening the scoring with a header from Nathan Silva. Uriel Antuna, passing Rodrigo Huescas, without scoring and with Julio González defeated, missed the clearest of the game; and in the last action, Camilo Candido He took a header, but it went wide of the cats’ goal.
Gustavo Lema sought the comeback with a more aggressive scheme for the second half. He brought out Jesus Rivaswho had been at right back, to give playing time to Eduardo Salvio.
Just after seven minutes, at 51′, Pumas managed to open the scoring on the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium field. Guillermo Martínez, following César Huerta’s cross from the left wing, sent the ball into the net with a header to bring the university team closer to 2-1 on aggregate.
Goals from Martínez and Huerta did not reach Pumas. Imago7
Pumas He had his best moments of the game after the score. At 57′, César Huerta stood in front of the goal Blue Cross, but his shot was saved by Kevin Mier. At 63′, Guillermo Martínez missed the clearest shot for UNAM. The Auriazul ‘9’ faced the Machine goalkeeper and hit a right foot that went just wide.
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Gustavo Lema, with the urgency of looking for a comeback, at 76′, sacrificed men who were collaborating to recover the ball as Piero Quispe y Ulises Rivasto help the offense with Rogelio Funes Mori y Rodrigo Lopez.
Not even a minute had passed since the modifications, when Blue Cross defined the series in a counterattack of Angel Sepúlvedawho served for Alexis Gutiérrez, the person in charge of sending the ball to the nets of the Pumas.
With 3-1 on aggregate, Pumas had to fight back due to an expulsion of Nathan Silva in the 81st minute, after the Brazilian central defender prevented a counterattack by Blue Cross with a slap to the face of Alexis Gutiérrez.
The Auriazules’ hopes were reborn at 85′, at which time César Huerta, in his classic play on the left wing, cut to the center and took a cross shot that slipped into the corner of the goal. Blue Cross to make it 3-2 on aggregate.
Finally, Blue Cross buried the hopes of Pumas and the ghosts that began to surround the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium with a score by Lorenzo Faravelli, in a counterattack that gave the Machine a pass to the semifinals.