Los UNAM Pumas, who played 62 minutes with one less man, beat this Thursday on penalties the Pachuca and they became the seventh classified to the quarterfinals of the Clausura of Mexican soccer.
After a goalless draw, Pumas did a perfect job from 11 meters, with goals from Guillermo Martínez, Adrián Aldrete, César Huerta, Ulises Rivas and the Uruguayan Robert Ergas and won the series 5-4, after the failure of Jesús Hernández, for the Tuzos.
In the first half Pumas tried to take advantage of the fact that the rival came out without several starters two days after eliminating América in the Concacaf Champions Cup; He pressed, but in the 28th minute he was left with one less man on the field due to the expulsion of the Brazilian Nathan Silva.
Despite being outnumbered, Argentine strategist Gustavo Lema’s university students defended well in the second half, in which both teams had opportunities to open the scoring.
In 86, and then in injury time, the Venezuelan Salomon Rondon scored twice for the Pachuca by Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada, but he was offside, which led to the decision of the duel in a series of penalties.
In Mexican soccer, the six best teams and the other two from an elimination between the occupants of places from seventh to tenth enter the quarterfinals.
When there is still a place to be defined for the decisive phase of the championship, the seven qualifiers are AmericaCruz Azul, Toluca, Monterrey, Tigres UANL, Guadalajara y Pumas UNAM.
Next Sunday Pachuca de Almada will host Necaxa for the last place in the league, after the Rayos defeated Querétaro on penalties this Thursday, after a 1-1 draw.
The Colombian Díber Cambindo He converted from the right in the 56th minute from a pass from Argentine José Paradela and gave Necaxa a lost advantage in the 59th with a header from Argentine Federico Lértora.
- From 11 meters, Argentine Miguel Barbieri, his compatriot Lértora and Pablo Barrera failed and Necaxa won 3-2.