While both teams would've loved a win in Sunday's Clasico Nacional, the managers prioritized the long-term rather than a rivalry victory, writes Jon Arnold.
In the shared soccer speech we've all somehow adopted, we speak often of a match 'boiling over' into pushing and shoving, arguments and tackles with extra bite. Sunday's Clascio Nacional between Chivas and Club America didn't boil over in the cauldron that was the sold out Estadio Omnilife. It hardly even simmered.
Sure, there were great moments. Paul Aguilar's thunderous opening goal will stand in the canon of the rivalry as one of the greats, and Aldo de Nigris' equalizer gave the home side a deserved 1-1 draw after it took the upper hand as the match progressed.