America has Morelia against the rope with 2-0 win

Morelia lost to America 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals.

América presured the home side from the opening minutes.

Morelia could never find any order to its attack.

Christian Benítez opened up the score in the first half with a great header.

Benitez celebrates the opening goal with his teammates.

America wanted to extend its lead and kept pressing forward.

Christian Benítez scored his brace in the second half on a great team setup.

Christian Benítez was again the star of the match for America.

Federico Vilar laments the loss that practically means elimination for his team.