In a duel with a dramatic ending, América managed to get out of the hole after beating two-time champions Toluca 2-1 thanks to a double from Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez, which also broke a streak of three games without winning.
With this result in the match on matchday 15 of the Clausura 2026 tournament of the Liga Mx, played this Saturday at the Azteca stadium, the Águilas reached 22 points and occupied sixth place in the general classification. The Red Devils, for their part, remained in fifth place, with 27 units.
After several attacks by the scarlet team, the azulcremas, led by Brazilian André Jardine, were the first to open the scoring. In the 44th minute, Rodríguez scored from the right from outside the area, after an assist from Isaías Violante, to beat the visiting goalkeeper Luis García and put the score at 1-0 before going to halftime.
The Uruguayan signed his double at the beginning of the second half, in the 50th minute, when he connected with a pass from Alejandro Zendejas to unleash a right hand and slot the ball next to the left post, making it 2-0.
The Mexican team, led by the Argentine Antonio Turkish Mohamed closed the gap on the scoreboard (2-1) just a few moments later, at 53, after an unfortunate play in which, with a header, American player Miguel Vázquez nailed the ball into his own frame while trying to deflect a previous header from Jesús Gallardo.
In the final stretch of the match, at 89, the Colombian Raúl The Panther Zúñiga missed the opportunity to increase the Águilas’ advantage after missing a shot with an empty goal, after taking off the visiting goalkeeper.
Tempers flared in injury time, at 90+7, when the referee sent off Brazilian Helinho, from Toluca, for a strong foul on Alan Cervantes.
The action caused players from both clubs to start a fight that was controlled after a few minutes.
Meanwhile, León beat FC Juárez 3-1 with goals from Ismael Díaz on two occasions and Daniel Arcila. Óscar Estupiñán scored for Bravos. In this way, the emeralds added 22 points and occupied seventh position in the table. While the border team stayed in 12th place, with 16 units.
