Juárez 1-1 América – All square as Apertura 2025 kicks off | OneFootball

America tied 1-1 with Juárez in a match they had in the bag, until 'Chiquito' Sánchez got expelled and that opened the door for the rival to tie.

André Jardine surprised everyone with a line of five, with Cristian Borja as left center and Ralph Orquín as left back.

Alejandro Zendejas' goal: Few positive things can be taken from this match; the best was undoubtedly Zendejas' goal, who debuted with the number 10 jersey with that goal.

The red card for 'Chiquito': To everyone's surprise, Erick Sánchez came out as captain for this match and it seems that it distracted him. A very weak game and he finished it with a red card.

Álvaro Fidalgo's injury: 'Maguito' could only play a few minutes of the match before coming out due to injury. It seems that he relapsed from the injury he had since preseason.

39′ Goal by Alejandro Zendejas assisted by Brian Rodríguez.

80′ Goal by Rodolfo Pizarro for Juárez.

A bit disappointing what America offered at the start of the match; they fell back, let the rival touch the ball and sought to generate danger through counterattacks. Fortunately, they found the goal in a counterattack; but it was a very weak first half.

They improved a lot for the start of the second half, it was a totally different attitude, seeking at all times to increase the lead on the scoreboard.

At minute 70′ 'Chiquito' Sánchez was expelled after a hard entry on the rival, which had to be reviewed in the VAR.

This had consequences, as just 10 minutes later, Rodolfo Pizarro tied the match.

And if that wasn't bad, Álvaro Fidalgo got injured with just a few minutes on the field, so he had to be substituted.

In the end, they take a point from Juárez, which is not entirely bad considering the circumstances of the match, especially in the final minutes.

The next match will be on Wednesday receiving Atlas at the Estadio Azulcrema.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.