Alejandro Zendejas scored the 3-1 for America over Puebla | VIDEO

América sentences the match by scoring 3-1 over Puebla and qualifies for the semifinals of Clausura 2022 of Liga MX. After a great counterattack, Alejandro Zendejas scored the third and unleashed joy in the Azteca Stadium.

At 74 minutes, Guillermo Ochoa controlled the ball without complications after a corner kick from the ‘Camoteros’. The goalkeeper played quickly with Pedro Aquino who started and, from midfield, sent a filtered pass to Diego Valdés, who ran down the left sector.

The Chilean midfielder observed that Zendejas, who was coming from the other band, was alone and handed him the ball. Then, Alejo inflated the nets in front of an unprotected goal since Anthony Silva had come out to cut off the previous play.

Puebla vs. America: match preview

Club América had a campaign that can perfectly be divided into two: in its first ten dates it only achieved one victory, which was 3-2 against Santos Laguna, and apart from that it had four draws and five defeats. However, from date 11 he chained six victories in a row that, added to the tie on the last date against Cruz Azul, put him in fourth place in the table.

In this way, the Eagles qualified directly for this instance and did not have to play the round of 16. On their visit to Puebla they got a 1-1 draw which is crucial because now they will define the series at home, although it should be noted that the equalizing goal came in the final minutes.

For its part, Puebla comes from having a correct regular phase in the 2022 season and was not among the top four because its performance was from highest to lowest. Contrary to the Eagles, in their first nine games the Zaragoza side remained undefeated with a great campaign of six wins and three draws.