Pedro Aquino and a yellow that made him a trend but pointed the way to America in Liga MX

Minute 56 of the game and America hopes it wasn’t too late. Peter Aquinas entered the semi-final first leg of the MX League between América against Toluca when ‘Las Águilas’ fell 2-0 (it could have been 3-0, but the VAR annulled a goal from the ‘Devils’.

Pedro Aquino has not been a regular starter in the process of America, but yesterday before the terrible first half that was seen, many fans asked for his entry to recover the ball in midfield.

Pedro Aquino had just three minutes to show what the game was asking for: strength on the mark, although that earned him a warning for playing an aerial ball with his arm very extended. And just minutes later, he got red for a second foul in a row.

At the time of his admission, Aquino was ranked 20th in Trending Topics in Mexico. The yellow one generated many reactions, since it was just entered by Richard Sánchez, who was booked in the first half.

Pedro Aquino has played 16 games in this Apertura 2022, only six of them as a starter, and in those appearances he was reprimanded five times. Unlike previous tournaments, in the current contest he has not seen the red.

Minutes later he had a great intervention, blocking a shot on the edge of the area. It is that the Peruvian is a defender who risks his life in each play, that is why he always stops at the limit regarding a possible red card.

The second half of America was a great reaction and went in search of the goal. The entrance of Pedro Aquino was to control some spirit of counterattack from Toluca. And a key, the Peruvian knew how to play in the opposite field.

If we make a comparison between the brand midfielders with which America started and Pedro Aquino, the Peruvian had a greater incidence in the opposite field, with 95.5% effectiveness in passes in another’s court.

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