Pachuca claims narrow first-leg lead

Pachuca edged a 3-2 home victory over Club America in the first leg of its Torneo Clausura quarter-final on Thursday (AEST).

Erick Gutierrez (R) was on the score sheet for Pachuca (AFP). Source: AFP

Goals from Erick Gutierrez and Cristian Penilla put the host ahead before Michael Arroyo reduced the deficit after 36 minutes.

Ariel Nahuelpan made it 3-1 before the break, while Dario Benedetto completed the scoring for Club five minutes after the break.

Elsewhere, Joffre Guerron's 28th-minute equaliser for Tigres Monterrey cancelled out Javier Orozco's opener as it recorded a first-leg 1-1 draw away to Santos Laguna.