By Edgardo Avelar
The way in which Pachuca defeated at home the UNAM Pumas He made things clear at the start of the tournament. The Tuzos ruined the debut of the Argentine coach Esteban Solari on the feline bench. With this result, The university team proved to be light years away from the level that led them to runners-up in the Liga MX the last tournament.
Under this scenario, it was not strange that the Hidalgo squad, commanded by the Mexican strategist Benjamin Morawill dominate the match from start to finish. The victory was consolidated thanks to a double from the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón and a little more from the young sensation, Elias Montiel.
Alan Mozo and Rodolfo Pizarro energize the Tuzos
The blow was devastating for the locals because of the ways in which they fell. Pachuca presented a light and pleasant proposal in Ciudad Universitaria. Mora’s approach included the news of Alan Mozo and Rodolfo Pizarro in the starting eleven, key pieces to overcome the university students.
The giant task of Esteban Solari in Pedregal
The Argentine coach showed that he has a huge puzzle to put together. The team seriously resented the absence of Jordan Carrillo, who emigrated to Chivas for a financial improvement for the club.
Pumas tried to cover the gaps with the following moves in their scheme:
- Yesebastián cordova took Carrillo’s place in the creation.
- Stanley Garcia replaced the injured Uriel Antuna.
Neither move worked. The team did not square the circle and left much to be desired on the field, completely moving away from the style that had reconciled the fans.
Chronicle of goals: Gopher forcefulness and VAR nightmare
Pachuca took advantage of every facility granted by the Auriazul defense and ended the match in bursts:
Minute 21 (0-1): Elías Montiel opened the scoring with a shot that the goalkeeper Keylor Navas could not reach.
Minute 24 (0-2): Just three minutes later, Oussama Idrissi enabled Rodrigo López on the left wing; He sent a precise center so that Salomon Rondon will sign the second in the afternoon.
The controversy and the sentence
Pumas was close to reacting when the central referee ordered a penalty in their favor. However, after the review in the VARthe play was reversed, forcing the cats to continue paddling against the current.
Finally, video arbitration once again took center stage in the local area. A goal of Salomon Rondon that had originally been disallowed for offside was validated by the VARdecreeing the final 3-0 and the first bitter pill in Esteban Solari’s abilities.
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