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Two goals from striker Luis Mendoza, the first aided by a
deflection, helped America beat 10-man Rayados at the
Tecnologico on Thursday.
Monterrey's Hiram Meir was sent off in the 35th minute, booked a
second time for handball, two minutes after Mendoza's first goal
and one before fellow defender Efrain Velarde diverted Osvaldo
Martinez's free kick into his own net.
America and Monterrey meet again in the second leg at the Azteca
in the capital on Sunday. The other tie between Toluca and UANL
Tigres is level after Thursday's 0-0 draw in the first leg.
Meanwhile, outgoing champions Leon have named former Barcelona
and Spain striker Juan Antonio Pizzi as their coach following
the resignation of Uruguayan Gustavo Matosas, who failed to
steer his side into the title knockout rounds.
"No one must forget what Gustavo did at this club, I'm going to
make the most of everything good Matosas has left in the team,"
Pizzi said at his unveiling on Thursday.
"I think the achievements and history of the team are a very
valid point for me, there's a squad who have shown they are
protagonists," he added of Leon, who won both the Apertura and
Clausura last season.
Argentine-born Pizzi returns to Mexico after playing there for
Toluca for a season in 1990-91 on his way between hometown club
Rosario Central and a long spell in Spain with Tenerife,
Valencia and Barca.
Pizzi, who won league titles as coach with Universidad Catolica
of Chile in 2010 and Argentina's San Lorenzo a year ago, was in
charge of Valencia for the second half of last season.
(Reporting by Carlos Calvo; Writing by Rex Gowar; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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