[Sport] An Ángel Mena ‘in beast mode’ put León ‘with one hand on the trophy

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The Ecuadorian scored a double for the Fiera to take the advantage in the first leg of the Apertura 2021.

The Ecuadorian Ángel Mena once again became the player most loved by the fans of Club León de México after scoring a double that sealed the victory over Atlas in the first leg final of the Apertura 2021 tournament. The tricolor's splendid performance did not go unnoticed by the fans. most important newspapers in Mexico, one of them: El Universal, a medium that assures that Mena "put La Fiera with one hand in the trophy."

The former Emelec player, three-time Ecuadorian soccer champion with the Blues (2013, 2014 and 2015), scored at 78 and 86 minutes of the match to take the lead in the first round.

“From being down 1-2, Mena appeared with two sparks and turned the scoreboard. A goal of advantage and next Sunday, in Jalisco, the story will be finished, the one that at least for today, paints on the side of the Panzas Verdes ”, analyzes El Universal.

 

The newspaper adds that Atlas got his "ace" thanks to the goal "based on kidneys" by Argentine Julio Furch, who scored 2-1 in favor of Guadalajara. However, an "Angel came down from heaven ... Mena tied it at two."

For his part, Récord said that the Ecuadorian international "applied that of‘ break in case of emergency ’", in reference to the two goals that gave the emerald side the advantage.

 

It was not an easy match for those led by the gaucho Ariel Holan, but the Panzas Verdes "came from behind thanks to an Ángel Mena in beast mode," Heraldo Deportes highlighted. 

Link: https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/ecuatorianos-exterior/un-angel-mena-en-modo-bestia-puso-a-leon-con-una-mano-en-el-trofeo-nota/