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Piatti gives Impact a draw with Club America in CONCACAF final

By Staff The Associated Press
Posted April 23, 2015 10:41 am
1 min read
Ignacio Piatti of Canada's Montreal Impact, left, celebrates scoring a goal against Mexico's America by showing his undershirt with the message that reads in Spanish "Grandfather I love you" as teammate Dilly Duka, right, runs behind him during a CONCACAF Champions league match in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. View image in full screen
Ignacio Piatti of Canada's Montreal Impact, left, celebrates scoring a goal against Mexico's America by showing his undershirt with the message that reads in Spanish "Grandfather I love you" as teammate Dilly Duka, right, runs behind him during a CONCACAF Champions league match in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Christian Palma/AP/The Canadian Press
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MEXICO CITY — Ignacio Piatti scored the lone goal for the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night as they tied Club America 1-1 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final.

Argentine striker Piatti scored on a cross from Andres Romero in the 16th for the Impact.

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Oribe Peralta, a second-half substitute, tied the game in the 89th for America on a header off a cross from Argentine midfielder Rubens Sambueza.

Oribe Peralta of Mexico’s America heads the ball during a CONCACAF Champions league match against Canada’s Montreal Impact, in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. View image in full screen
Oribe Peralta of Mexico’s America heads the ball during a CONCACAF Champions league match against Canada’s Montreal Impact, in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Christian Palma/AP/The Canadian Press

Montreal needs a scoreless draw or a win in the second leg, to be played next Wednesday night at home at Olympic Stadium, to become the first Canadian team to win the CONCACAF tournament.

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America needs a victory or a tie by more than two goals to win its fifth CONCACAF championship and first one since 2006.

Eric Miller of Canada’s Montreal Impact, left, fights for the ball with Michael Arroyo of Mexico’s America during a CONCACAF Champions league match in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. View image in full screen
Eric Miller of Canada’s Montreal Impact, left, fights for the ball with Michael Arroyo of Mexico’s America during a CONCACAF Champions league match in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Christian Palma/AP/The Canadian Press

The Impact, the first Canadian team to appear in a CONCACAF final, is trying to become the first non-Mexican team to win the tournament since Costa Rica’s Saprissa in 2005.

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