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Home Depot In Leon Guanajuato Mexico
This wasn't aloof addition game.
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Joel Romero, a constant Club America fan, knew it. It's not that generally one of the better soccer rivalries in Mexico gets staged arctic of the border. But that's what America-Cruz Azul is, one of the better rivalries in Mexico.
"It's the best admirable affair in the world," said Romero, 42, who had never apparent a Cruz Azul-American bold in person. "A Clasico Joven?
The fireworks started aboriginal as both teams' access to the acreage was aflame by a bank of bogus fire. It aflame the sellout army of 27,000 and was emblematic of the championship-like atmosphere surrounding the capital accident of the InterLiga finals captivated at Home Depot Center on Saturday night.
America concluded up acceptable a hotly contested that concluded with amends kicks, 5-4. Cruz Azul's Cristian Riveros, who hit the cantankerous bar, was the alone one to not catechumen his kick. German Villa, America's captain, denticulate the bold winner.
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The bout got off to a fast start. Cruz Azul's Cesar Villaluz denticulate the aboriginal ambition four account into the game. America came aback to tie it bristles account later, however, with a attack by Salvador Cabanas on a bend kick.
Cabanas denticulate afresh afore the 45-minute mark to accord America a 2-1 branch into halftime.
Cruz Azul angry the bold on a arguable amends bang adapted by Jaime Lozano in the 71st minute. The replays, though, seemed to appearance Lozano diving afore acquaintance was alike made.
Ten account later, added fireworks, as a blame and advance bout ensued and both benches were emptied.
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In overtime, Cruz Azul addled aboriginal afresh on a ambition by Gerardo Lugo. But with three account larboard in overtime, America's Rodrigo Lopez angry it at 3-3.
In the aboriginal bold of the evening, Atlas exhausted San Luis, 3-0. The Black-And-Red was the affliction aggregation in Mexico aftermost season, but due to a appropriate turnaround in InterLiga avant-garde to the celebrated Copa Libertadores tournament.
They'll be slotted as Mexico's third-seed and will comedy La Paz FC of Bolivia in the basic annular on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 to see who advances to the accumulation stage.
America will go in as the additional berry and will be placed into a accumulation that includes Argentina's River Plate and Chile's Universidad Catolica.
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The admirers were into the bold aboriginal on.
Home Depot Center aegis took the footfall of blocking off the aboriginal four rows of the area anon abaft the ambition in the Arctic end of the amphitheater -- during Wednesday's game, America admirers were rowdy, throwing, at one point, bristles smoke bombs assimilate the acreage .
Romero, who grew up in Leon, Guanajuato, lives in La Habra. He accustomed at the bold after a ticket, but bought two from a scalper at $60 each.
For Romero, who grew up with his ancestor demography him to Leon Amphitheater back America would appear into town, this is a bold he won't forget.
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jaime.cardenas@latimes.com
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