Querétaro came from behind to defeat Puebla 1-2 on Friday in the start of the seventeenth matchday, the last of the regular phase, of the Mexican soccer Clausura.
With the win, Querétaro reached 20 points and moved up to eleventh place, while Puebla remained in seventeenth place with 13 points; both teams are already eliminated.
Garnica leads, but Queretaro makes decisive comeback
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For Puebla, Brayan Garnica opened the scoring, but Querétaro turned it around with goals from Ali Ávila and Daniel Parra.
Puebla took the lead in the 10th minute thanks to a mistake by Spaniard Carlo García.
In an attempt to return the ball, he gave the ball to Brayan Garnica, who controlled the ball and shot at an empty net due to the goalkeeper’s poor positioning.
Five minutes later, Garnica was sent off for a tackle from behind on Juan Cázares.
Querétaro reacted in the second half and equalized in the 55th minute from a cross by Argentine Lucas Rodríguez that was headed in by Ali Ávila.
The 1-2 result came in the 79th minute when Avila crossed for Daniel Parra’s header into the net.
Pumas and Pachuca face off in key duel for top spot
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Both teams have already been eliminated
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The Liga MX 16th round will continue this Saturday with six matches.
Pumas UNAM, for whom Costa Rican Keylor Navas plays, will play against Pachuca, for whom Venezuelan Salomón Rondón plays.
Pumas, second in the competition with 33 points, will be looking for a victory that will allow them to aspire to climb to the top of the table in the event of a slip-up by Guadalajara, leader with 35, against Tijuana.
Pachuca, in third place with 31 points, needs to win to unseat the felines from second place.
Tigres and América must win
In another match, the Tigres UANL, led by Ángel Correa, world champion with Argentina, must win against Mazatlán to remain in the group of eight that advance to the final phase.
América, in sixth place with 25 points, also needs to secure qualification for their match against Atlas.
On the same day, champion Toluca is favored to overtake León for a better position in the final phase.
Saturday’s activity will close with the Juárez FC-San Luis duel.
The 17th date will close on Sunday with the visit of Monterrey to Santos Laguna, both eliminated teams.
And the match between Cruz Azul, fourth in the standings with 30 points, against Necaxa, which no longer has a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
With information from EFE
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