🇲🇽 América and Toluca battle to first leg stalemate in Clausura final

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23-05-2025

Club América and Deportivo Toluca battled to a scoreless draw at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes in the first leg of the 2025 Liga MX Clausura final.Scorers: N/A
In a hotly-contested first half, América would see shouts for a foul and a potential penalty turned away in the 21st minute when Álvaro Fidalgo was brought down when closing in on goal, with contentious decisions highlighting the opening 45 minutes of action.
A goal-line clearance from Toluca defender Luan García in the 26th minute denied América a possible opener as they looked to operate more on the front foot in the wake of Diablos Rojos' early surges.
Luis García would make a huge save in the final three minutes of the opening stanza to deny the aforementioned Fidalgo, with further calls for a penalty in the resulting passage of play flying under the radar of referee Daniel Quintero Huittrón.
After the break, both sides settled into a stalemate on the pitch given the pending second-leg clash to come at the weekend as the match reached the final 15 minutes of action.
Second-half substitute Rodrigo Aguirre was gifted a real opportunity to secure a vital goal for América in the 82nd minute, but the Uruguayan could only blast his effort high and wide from inside the box after Diego Valdés picked out his run into the area.
A scuffed chance in the final minute of added time by Morales nearly saw Toluca bank a one-goal advantage before the second leg.
Instead, the two sides will once again lock horns on Sunday night at Estadio Nemesio Díez with title rights on the line.
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