The Floridian team took the lead at 19′, however, the expulsion of Ruíz at 65′ was a turning point for Rayados to snatch the result thanks to Maxi Meza (69′) and Jorge Rodríguez (89′).
Striped took advantage of the circumstances of the match against Inter Miamiwho was left with one man less from the 65th minute, to stage a comeback and win 1-2 in the first leg of the quarterfinals in Concacaf Champions Cup.
With this result, the team led by Fernando Ortiz starts with a slight advantage in the search for a ticket to the semifinals, since the tournament still has a visitor goal, however, it will not have Jorge Rodríguez or Sebastián Vegas and the Floridian team aims to recover the Argentine star Lionel Messi.
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Striped had a good start to the match, achieving dominance in the midfield against a Inter Miami which generated little to the attack and Brandon Vázquez had the first for the visitors when he received the ball in the area, he took a shot, but goalkeeper Drake Callender was attentive to keep the ball.
Inter Miami He generated little against the goal guarded by Esteban Andrada, but at 19′ he put the score at 1-0, when Tomás Avilés finished in the area after a corner kick and sent the ball into the nets to put his team ahead.
Monterrey They tried to react when they found themselves down on the scoreboard, but the local team stood well on the field, contained the opponent’s attempts and even generated some arrivals at Andrada’s cabin.
Rayados coach, Fernando Ortiz, made some changes to his lineup with Germán Berterame and Jordi Cortizo, in search of having a greater chance of doing damage to the home team’s goal.
The visitors did not stop in their efforts to equalize, they took advantage of the fact that the home side were left with one man less with the expulsion of David Ruiz and tied at 68′, when Maxi Meza shot inside the area on a counter shot after a rebound from the goalkeeper Miami and put the score 1 to 1 on the board.
In the final line, Monterrey He maintained his momentum and, at 88′, Jorge Rodríguez made it 1-2 on the scoreboard with a mid-range shot that he sent into the corner, with which Rayados finally took the victory.