Abusive! Benzema shone with a tremendous finish for Real Madrid vs América 1-1.

Karim Benzema carried the team on his shoulders to make a difference in the Real Madrid vs. América friendly match in the preseason. The striker led coach Carlo Ancelotti's team to a 1-1 draw in the match being played at Oracle Park in San Francisco, United States.

The 'Águilas' tried to play long in the territory of the 'Blancos', but Antonio Rüdiger stopped the advance 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 carried it a few more meters. Then, the 2014 world champion returned the favor to Karim. The Real Madrid forward relied on Marco Asensio against the marking of Pedro Aquino. The Spanish forward played in such a way that 'Gato' finished with class at the second post, leaving Guillermo Ochoa unable to prevent the 1-1.

Real Madrid vs. América: the preview

With Peruvian Pedro Aquino, América will face a tough test when they meet Real Madrid, the reigning 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 take place at Oracle Park.

Real Madrid will play their second preseason friendly in the United States, this time against a Mexican Club América that arrives with more competitive rhythm and after leaving a good image despite losing, by the same score, against two other European teams like Manchester City and Chelsea (2-1).

In the 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 to win the Ballon d'Or, enjoyed more days off than 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 on target.

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

'Carletto' will give playing time to all the outfield players in the first team to continue shaping the team for that match.