Chelsea beat Club America by a narrow margin, Mason Mount wins it with a superb strike
This Saturday, the ‘Águilas’ held the first of three friendlies against top-level European teams in the United States.
The team coached by Fernando Ortiz arrived at the match with the momentum of having achieved its first victory in the Apertura 2022 tournament, and although he confessed that the team's priority is the Liga MX, he will take advantage of this match to adjust tactical details in his squad and give minutes to players who have not participated as much.
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After a scoreless first half, Timo Werner scored the first goal in the second half. Afterwards, America surprised everyone by equalizing Chelsea on the scoreboard 1-1.
Reeces James, the Blues' fullback, tried to back-pedal towards his goalkeeper, but the pass was so strong that it ended up being embedded in the Chelsea goal, giving América the equalizer in a way that no one expected.
To consolidate the 'Blues' intention of winning the game, Mason Mount took a powerful shot from outside the box that beat the America keeper, awarding the win to the London side.
The history between Chelsea and Club América
It is worth mentioning that this is the third time that the Azulcremas will meet the Blues, since in 2007 and 2009 they also played friendly matches in the American Union, which were won by the English by a score of 2-1, repeating the score tonight.
