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América vs Pachuca Match Preview
Closing out the weekend slate of matches, América will look to build on a season that saw them inch closer to the finals, a feat that has escaped them since 2007.Manuel Lapuente took his team to the semifinals, where Santos Laguna's fantastic attack spoiled any chance of América culminating Lapuente's debut season in glory.
The usually free-spending Eagles only signed Uruguayan playmaker Nicolás Olivera to help their stagnant offense, one that was tenuous and never found consistency last season.
In front of them at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday afternoon will be Pachuca, a team in transition that is coming off an awful FIFA World Club Cup Championship, in which they were TP Mazembe's first victim in the African team's wonderful run.
Without established stars such as Dario Cvitanich and Damian Manso, Pachuca will once again rely on low-profile signings in the hope of developing quality starters who will expand on the team's philosophy of agile, explosive offensive play.
In last season's match, Pachuca beat América 3-0. Despite the gulf in class, América made the playoffs in fourth place while Pachuca tumbled to seventh and were quickly deposed by eventual champions Monterrey in the final tournament.
América vs Pachuca Match Report
Pachuca took advantage of a wild play off a free kick and then expanded on their lead in the second half in order to deny América of any points in the first match of the season and thus cement a dream debut to the Clausura 2011.Yulian Anchico made it 1-0 after a free kick bounced off of Juan Carlos Valenzuela's back and left the newly acquired player in front of Guillermo Ochoa, who could do nothing as Anchico rifled the ball in the back of the net.
Two goals were dubiously called back for América, both due to phantom off-side calls. In the second half, Edgar Benitez made it 2-0 after coming off the bench and beating Ochoa with a fantastic shot that slammed into the top corner.
América will try to rebound this Saturday against Jaguares as they venture out for their first road fixture of the season.