Pumas win on penalties against Orlando

A late goal from Adalberto Carrasquilla drew Club Pumas with Orlando City in the 90th minute in their Leagues Cup debut, with the Mexican side subsequently winning on penalties for a final score of 4-3.

The point earned in the regular season and the extra point added after the triumph in the eleven steps left Pumas with a positive result, unlike Orlando , who will march with a negative outlook for their next two matches.

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It only took five minutes of play in Orlando and a corner kick for Rodrigo Schlegel to put the North American team ahead, with a header that went in off the left post and went unreached by Keylor Navas in his second match with the university team.

Despite the good intentions of Efraín Juárez's team, with two goals disallowed in the second half, Pumas had to wait until Carrasquilla's equalizer to find their best collective performance and intensity in the opponent's box.

Now in the penalty shootout, despite Guillermo Martínez's miss in the first, a save from Pedro Gallese, two errors from Orlando, and a precise save from Keylor Navas sealed the victory for the capital team. Heading into their next match in the United States, Pumas will return to action until Saturday, August 2, to face Atlanta United.

In the other two matches that began Wednesday's action, Inter Miami won 2-1 with a dramatic goal from Marcelo Weigandt over Atlas, taking all three points in an intense match with few penalty areas, also played on the coast of Florida .

Telasco Segovia was the other scorer for the Miami team, while Rivaldo Lozano tied the game, giving Atlas a narrow one-point lead and forcing penalties for the extra point.

Necaxa, with a more practical and solid game in defense, those from Aguascalientes clearly beat Atlanta United 3-1, with an own goal by Brad Guzan and a double by Tomás Badaloni, with just one goal by Aleksei Miranchuk for the locals in Georgia./24Horas

Gonzalo Pineda has only won five games as Atlas' coach in 21 official matches with the Rojinegros, who will play their second game in the US against Orlando City this Saturday.

Fernando Gago has two wins in four matches with Necaxa, a team that earned three points against Atlanta and will face Inter Miami in its next match.

With up to six Argentines starting for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi stood out in the Americans' victory over Atlas, adding two assists and creating five goal-scoring opportunities in 90 minutes played.