Tapatio will return to GDL with a favorable result | OneFootball

Mexico City - El Tapatío played an intelligent match, in which they prioritized ball possession and orderly defense, and that led them to achieving a favorable result against Atlante, as they drew 0-0 in the first leg of the Clausura 2023 Semifinals, played on Wednesday afternoon at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium, which means the red and white team will advance to the Grand Final with a win or a draw in the second leg on Saturday at the Jalisco Stadium.

The Rebaño Sagrado's affiliate team showed personality against the reigning champion and controlled the Azulgrana's attacking attempts in an orderly manner, making the match very tight due to the intense fight for the ball in the midfield. Here we tell you what happened in this first episode of the semifinal.

The dangerous ones:- 26' Eduardo García held firm to Maximiliano García's shot, who, after a series of feints, shot inside the red and white area.

- Tapatío gave a warning in added time with a shot by Christopher Engelhart, which the Azulgrana goalkeeper saved with two hands.

- 77' Los Potros gave another warning with a header by Armando Escobar that went straight to the spot of 'Dragón' García.

Atlante 0-0 TapatíoReferee: Salvador Pérez VillalobosCiudad de los Deportes Stadium

Lineups:

Atlante: 20 Humberto Hernández, 5 Francisco Reyes, 19 Juan Portales, 28 Elbis Souza, 6 Miguel Velázquez (34 Edgar Jiménez at 83'), 27 Armando Escobar, 8 Omar Soto, 13 Maximiliano García (21 Paul Galván at 58'), 14 Rolando González (2 Fernando Ramírez at 69'), 16 Jonathan Martínez, 26 Daniel López (10 Juan Angulo at 83').D.T. Mario García

Tapatío: 51 Eduardo García, 54 Miguel Gómez (AM 81), 45 Raúl Martínez, 63 Diego Campillo, 237 Mateo Chávez (AM 52'), 47 Óscar Macías, 57 Dylan Guajardo, 58 Alejandro Organista (49 Gilberto García at 60'), 52 Christopher Engelhart (48 Deivoon Magaña at 78'), 59 Jesús Brígido (35 Sebastián Pérez Bouquet at 85'), 62 José González (AM 30').Coach Gerardo Espinoza