The two-time champion América thrashes Mazatlán and enters the quarterfinal zone

Mazatlán (Mexico), Nov 1 (EFE).- América beat Mazatlán 0-5 at home this Friday, moving up to sixth place and entering the play-off zone for a place in the final group of the Mexican Apertura tournament.

A double from Henry Martín and goals from the Uruguayans Rodrigo Aguirre and Brian Rodríguez, as well as from the Mexican Israel Reyes, sealed the victory for América, which recorded its fifth game without losing and reached 24 points on the fifteenth day, the penultimate of the regular phase.

Mazatán exhausted its chances of qualifying for the playoffs by remaining in fourteenth place with 13 points.

America achieved the victory in the first half. Marín scored the first in the 25th minute.

In the 29th minute, Brian Rodríguez assisted his compatriot Aguirre with a backheel. And in the 35th minute, Rodríguez took advantage of a lofted cross from Spaniard Álvaro Fidalgo to make it 0-3.

In first-half stoppage time, Colombian Cristian Borja, with an overflow from the left, assisted Martín to make it 0-4.

The win was certified in the 78th minute, when Chilean Diego Valdés filtered a pass to Reyes.

In other games this Friday, Juárez beat last-place Querétaro 1-2 and Tigres beat Tijuana 0-3.

The fifteenth day will end this Saturday with the matches San Luis-Puebla, Toluca-León, Guadalajara-Pumas UNAM, Monterrey-Atlas, Pachuca-Necaxa and Cruz Azul-Santos Laguna. EFE