To not break the habit: Benzema scored a great goal for the 1-1 tie between Real Madrid and America.

Karim Benzema carried the team on his shoulders to make the difference in Real Madrid vs. America in a preseason friendly. The forward led the team under coach Carlo Ancelotti to a 1-1 draw in the match held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, United States.

The 'Águilas' tried to play long in the 'Blancos' territory, but Antonio Rüdiger intercepted the progress of the Mexicans. Then, the German defender advanced with his compatriot Toni Kroos. The midfielder of the merengues found Vinicius Junior on the wing, who combined with the captain of the Spanish team.

Benzema returned the ball to Kroos, who moved a few meters further. Then, the champion of the world in 2014 returned the favor to Karim. The Real Madrid striker leaned on Marco Asensio in the face of Pedro Aquino's marking. The Spanish attacker made such a pass that the 'Gato' finished with class on the second post, so that Guillermo Ochoa was unable to prevent the 1-1.

Real Madrid vs. America: the preview

With Peruvian Pedro Aquino, America will face a tough test when they compete against Real Madrid, the current champion of the Spanish league and the Champions League. Follow the minute by minute, statistics, incidents, goals, interviews and results of the match that will be played at Oracle Park.

Real Madrid will play their second preseason friendly in the United States, this time against Mexican Club America, which comes with more competition rhythm and after leaving a good impression despite losing by the same result against two other European teams like Manchester City and Chelsea (2-1).

In the Real Madrid team, the presence of Karim Benzema is expected, who was not present in the defeat against Barcelona last Saturday. The French striker, the top favorite for the Ballon d'Or, enjoyed more vacation days than the rest of his teammates and joined the preseason six days ago.

"It is clear that when Benzema is not there, we lack something," Carlo Ancelotti did not hesitate to recognize after the defeat against Barcelona in which his team failed to shoot at goal.

At the same time, the Italian coach revealed that Benzema will play 45 minutes against America to start getting in shape for the UEFA Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt on August 10 in Helsinki, Finland.

'Carletto' will give minutes to all the field players of the first team to continue shaping the team for that match.