In the last minute: Richard Sánchez scores a goal for a 1-0 lead in the América vs. Toluca match.

The Club América did not have a good start in the 2022 Apertura Tournament of the MX League and only obtained its first victory in the third round, in an agonizing way. In the last minute, Richard Sánchez appeared to declare the 1-0 victory over Toluca, unleashing the euphoria of the fans present at the Azteca Stadium.

The match had been very tough for the 'Águilas', who even suffered in the first half due to a goal disallowed to Álvaro Fidalgo. However, the team led by coach Fernando Ortiz did not give up and tried to break the tie on several occasions.

Finally, the reward for the incessant attempts came in the 93rd minute: Richard Sánchez reached three-quarters of the field and made a powerful long-range shot. Tiago Volpi, Toluca's goalkeeper, was caught off guard and could do nothing to prevent the ball from entering his right angle.

This is how América and Toluca arrived

The Azulcrema team lost to Monterrey (3-2) in the last round. Jonathan Rodríguez made his debut as a scorer, but could not prevent his team's defeat, as they have not yet won a game in the tournament, since they drew goalless in the first match against Atlas.

After the defeat against 'Rayados', América's coach, Fernando Ortiz, pointed out that his team is capable of turning the bad streak around. "Pressure is always going to be there, we all know what it means to wear the América jersey, but the boys have come out of worse things. We know that everyone plays against us as if it were a final, although it's good because they know we have to make a double effort," he said.

On the other hand, Toluca arrives motivated, since in the last round, they defeated the two-time champion Atlas by 3-2 thanks to the goals of Leandro Fernández, Fernando Navarro, and Vabel Huerta. In addition, in the first matchday, they defeated Necaxa and are thus placed as the leader of the tournament.