Unexpected fall of the Venados in the first leg

Atlético La Paz remains motivated. And that romance with good play and goals is going great.

Last night he played a big trick on some unrecognizable Venados FC, the best in almost everything of the 2024 Clausura Tournament of the Expansion League, and took an important lead in the quarterfinals, beating the Yucatecans 3-1, who, in the last Instantly, they had a breath of oxygen with a penalty.

The Guaycura Stadium still had the aroma of last Saturday’s miracle, when La Paz eliminated Oaxaca with an epic comeback. And yesterday he disrespected some Deer who, among other things, accused the lack of official activity, because being the leaders of the competition, they had a rest the first week.

Nothing is defined, however, although that 3-1 could be monumental. The 90 minutes that remain in this key have to write a lot of history.

The Venados, to say the least, have not lost at home in the recent 14 games, with a balance of 12 wins and two draws. That power and strength must weigh for the return, scheduled for Saturday at 5 pm at the “Carlos Iturralde Rivero” Olympic Stadium.

But losing yesterday, without a doubt, will have hurt Rafael Fernández Loperena’s men, the lords and masters of the road in the Clausura. Los Venados had not lost a game on the road since Cancún FC defeated them 2-1 from behind, on November 19, 2023, in the quarterfinals of an Apertura tournament that saw the Iguanas crowned. In this calendar, they added 18 points as a visitor. It was a credential of respect.

The La Paz team has a player who is a demon in the rival area, Ulises Jaimes, and the forward who was key in killing the Alebrijes with two of three goals that night, was the one who gave the Venados a headache, making the first two goals, one in each half.

It was difficult for the horned team to see that, and it got worse almost at 90, when they scored 3-0.

Fortunately for the Venados, the penalty occurred after five minutes of overtime. Luciano Nequecaur signed it and it was the only redeemable thing for the deer, but it can weigh on the definition. Going out and thinking about two is not the same as thinking about three. Now it will be up to the horned ones to perform the miracle.— GASPAR SILVEIRA