It took less than a minute for America to show things were going to be different this time around.
Last tournament, Las Aguilas played four playoff matches and didn't score a single goals. Wednesday they opened the scoring in the first minute thanks to a header from Mateus Uribe and didn't stop there. America rolled past Pumas 4-1 setting up what should be a comfortable second leg on the way to the semifinals.
Uribe was the key. The Colombian midfielder always does it all, tying for the team lead in goals during the regular season and putting in significant work in the midfield.