Atlante 1-1 América – the Eagles can't get past Atlante | OneFootball

América drew away to Atlante in a match that, while they dominated in footballing terms, they were unable to win.

This was América’s starting XI: Rodolfo Cota, Dagoberto Espinosa, Miguel Vázquez, Ramón Juárez, Cristian Borja, Kevin Álvarez, Ícaro da Conceicao, Erick Sánchez, Raphael Veiga, Isaías Violante, and Henry Martín.

It was a very positive start to the match for América, with constant attacks on the opposition goal; the first came from Raphael Veiga with a powerful shot that Óscar Jiménez parried, and the ball fell perfectly for Henry Martín, but unfortunately he slipped. The second came from Isaías Violante, only for an opposing defender to make a goal-saving stop.

21′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Goal by Cristian Borja from an assist by Isaías Violante.

It was a very good start to the match for Las Águilas, and although they continued to control the game after the goal, they did so at a slower pace against an opponent that offered no response at all.

53′ América let off the hook! – A tremendous mistake by Dagoberto Espinosa while trying to pass the ball back to Rodolfo Cota forced the goalkeeper to come off his line and stop the attack with his body. The referee decided to show a red card, but VAR overturned the decision and everything was called back.

64′ Atlante goal – Pizzuto levels the score.

That América side we saw in the opening 25 minutes never reappeared; the team looked desperate, trying to push forward quickly but without any real idea.

71′ América miss! – Henry Martín had the clearest chance, but failed in the one-on-one against Oscar Jiménez.

74′ Substitutions – On: Patricio Salas and Alexis Gutiérrez – Off: Kevin Álvarez and Raphael Veiga.

78′ Substitution – On: Alejandro Cárdenas – Off: Henry Martín.

A very disappointing start to the tournament for Henry Martín; the captain has been unable to regain his level, and ideally he should already be on the bench to give Patricio Salas the starting spot.

85′ Substitution – On: Franco Rossano – Off: Cristian Borja.

Guillermo Almada tried to change the rhythm with the substitutions, and although the team looked better on the pitch, they still lacked a lot of clarity going forward.

Las Águilas earn their first draw of the tournament and now have four points from six available; their next match will be at home against Santos at the Estadio Azteca next Saturday.

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