📝 América rise early to defeat Toluca and boost play-off chances | OneFootball

América recorded their first win under interim manager Fernando Ortiz with a morale-boosting performance against Toluca on Sunday.

Scorers: Martínez 7′, Valdés 15′, Zendejas 17′

The Azulcrema raced into an unassailable lead at the Estadio Azteca, with Roger Martínez opening the scoring in just the seventh minute.

A well-worked short corner resulted in Richard Sánchez sending in a low cross that Martínez guided home from close range.

Diego Valdés then doubled the advantage on the quarter-hour mark when he whipped a free-kick into the top corner to register his second goal for Las Águilas since joining from Santos Laguna.

And it was a first goal for the club for Alejandro Zendejas as he rose unopposed to head home with the Diablos Rojos defence all at sea.

Henry Martín should have added a fourth after the break when he rounded goalkeeper Moisés Muñoz, only for Toluca defender Valber Huerta to get back and clear off the line.

The victory – only América’s second of the Clausura season – moves them up to 15th in the table, and reignites the Coapa’s hopes of securing a place in the play-offs.