Match recap: Santos Laguna 2, América 2

A good sign that a draw is a just result is one where neither team should be happy with the result. Santos should be unhappy that they squandered a two goal lead to allow América to come back. América should be unhappy that they let in a soft goal and couldn’t capitalize on Santos playing the final ten minutes of stoppage down a player to only get a 2-2 draw in Torreón.

América had the better of play early on, controlling possession well and making a couple of forays deep into Santos territory. Santos was however able to maintain their composure and disrupt the play before anything serious developed. In the third minute of play however they were able to break through, and Carlos Acevedo made…