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Tag: Club America
Santos Laguna fans shower former goalkeeper with fake money
He chased the paper to Club America so they had some waiting for him on his return
Goalkeeper Augustin Marchesin moved from Santos Laguna to Club America in December after previously professing his love for Santos and claiming he would never join America. Naturally, this did not please Santos fans. And yet Marchesin still somehow believed that they would give him a warm reception upon his return for a Copa MX match on Wednesday night.
This did not happen.
Instead, he was showered with fake money as he headed into the tunnel for halftime.
And if that wasn’t satisfying even for the home supporters, the final result definitely was. Santos took a 1–0 lead in the 55th minute, but America equalized in the 90th. But then Julio Furch scored his second goal of the match in the third minute of added time to give Santos a 2–1 win. And that’s how you get a nice warm slice of satisfaction.
Club America manager sent off for tripping Chivas player during Clasico Nacional
This is what happens when you go against your pre-match superstition
Club America manager Ricardo La Volpe is a firm believing that shaking hands with the opposing manager before a match will bring his team bad luck. “I’m afraid we’ll be cursed if I shake hands,” he said before facing Real Madrid in the Club World Cup back in December. And yet, he shook the hand of Chivas manager (and fellow Argentine) Matias Almeyda before Saturday’s Clasico Nacional.
But it turns out there might be something to this handshake curse business.
Chivas went to beat America 1–0 with a 30th-minute penalty. In the 52nd minute, America were reduced to 10 men when Miguel Samudio was sent off, so La Volpe decided to fill that void himself in the 75th minute by stopping Jesus Sanchez near the touchline.
La Volpe felt that the ball had gone out and a throw in was in order, so he stepped onto the pitch to prevent Sanchez from continuing his attack. And though he did get the ball first, tripping the player wasn’t something the referee approved of, so La Volpe was sent to the stands.
America lost, La Volpe is likely to face further repercussions (both for the result and his actions), and now I totally understand why he doesn’t shake hands before a match.
Club America’s Javier Güemez momentarily forgets that he’s not Cuauhtémoc Blanco
When you attempt someone else’s signature move during a match, you better do it right
Cuauhtémoc Blanco is one of Club America’s greatest legends. Last season, he returned to the club to make one final appearance before retiring. So his famous Cuauhtemiña—or the Blanco Bunny Hop—is still fresh in the minds of America’s current players. Here’s how it’s supposed to work:
During America’s Copa MX match against Coras Tepic on Tuesday night, Javier Güemez attempted a Cuauhtemiña of his own. And it did not go well.
Disgracing the memory of a club legend like this should be enough to get him shipped off to the Chinese Super League in the next transfer window.
43-year-old Cuauhtemoc Blanco does one last Cuauhtemiña in Liga MX
To mark Club America’s centennial season, club legend and current mayor of Cuernavaca Cuauhtemoc Blanco was brought back to play one final Liga MX match 11 months after he retired from football. Wearing the No. 100 shirt, Blanco started Morelia on Saturday and dazzled the crowd with flashes of his unique skills, including his signature move, the Cuauhtemiña.
Blanco only played 38 minutes, but he very nearly scored a spectacular goal. Watch this…
DTotD: Clint Dempsey gets his face stepped on, bleeds
The second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League tie between Club America and the Seattle Sounders got a bit bloody when Rubens Sambueza stepped on Clint Dempsey’s face.
DTotD: Costa Rican player gets fouled, then kicked in the face by Club America
Costa Rican side Herediano beat Club America 3-0 in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal, prompting the losing side to take out their frustration on one player specifically.
Herediano’s Cristhian Lagos took the ball off of Michael Arroyo, who retaliated by planting his studs in Lagos’ ankle. This sent the Costa Rican to the ground and when Arroyo’s teammate went to kick the ball away, he connected with Lagos’ face instead.
Arroyo was shown a red card for the initial challenge, but Paolo Goltz went unpunished for the face kick. Lagos was substituted in the 78th minute and his replacement, Jonathan Hansen, went on to score Herediano’s third goal four minutes later.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.