With the annotations of the Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez, Henry Martín, the Colombian Roger Martínez, the Spanish Álvaro Fidalgo and Miguel Layún, a ruthless and irrepressible America finished delivering the beating that began in the middle of the week, beating Puebla 5-1 on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Apertura tournament.Rodríguez shook the nets in minute 21, Martín followed with a goal in minute 26, Martínez added a goal in minute 50, Fidalgo added a goal in minute 57 and Layún closed the win with a goal in minute 85 for the Águilas, who they advanced with an outrageous aggregate of 11-2.With 11 goals in two games, América set a scoring record for a final phase series.The Eagles, leaders in the regular tournament, now have 13 wins in their past 14 games and have not lost since the sixth date, when they fell to León.Directed by the Argentine Fernando Ortiz, the team from the capital awaits the results of Sunday's matches between Tigres and Pachuca and Santos and Toluca to meet their opponent in the next phase.With goals from Argentine striker Germán Berterame, Rogelio Funes Mori and Jesús Gallardo, Monterrey overwhelms Cruz Azul 3-0 and becomes the first semifinalist of the Apertura tournament in MexicoIn another series of quarters, Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 3-0.América achieved a second win despite the fact that Ortiz decided to rest six of his starting players: the Uruguayan Jonathan Rodríguez, Alejandro Zendejas, Luis Fuentes, as well as the Chilean Diego Valdés and Fidalgo, who entered as substitutes in the supplement.América, the most successful team in the country with 13 championships, is looking for its first title since the 2018 Apertura.The Uruguayan Maximiliano Araujo discounted at 34 for Puebla, who arrived at the Azteca stadium in need of a win by a difference of six goals.There was never the slightest chance of that happening.The Eagles took the lead when Rodríguez, one of the substitutes, entered the area from the left and converted with a powerful shot.Martín extended the lead shortly after, when he entered the area and converted with a low shot past Paraguayan goalkeeper Anthony Silva.Araujo took advantage of a blunder by defender Néstor Araujo to discount in the 34th minute, but América pulled away again at the start of the second half, when Martínez tried his luck with a shot from 25 meters that entered Silva's right corner.The Eagles extended their lead when Fidalgo eluded three players on the right flank and entered the area to convert with a shot to the right post.At the end, Valdés entered the area where he was brought down by the Argentine Federico Mancuello for a penalty that Layún converted with a shot to the right side by Silva.The galactic team advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals by defeating Nashville SC by the smallest difference and will visit LAFC in another version of the Los Angeles derby.With goals from Germán Berterame, Rogelio Funes Mori and Jesús Gallardo, a pragmatic Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 3-0.Berterame, who was the scoring champion of this regular season, scored the first goal of the match at 19 minutes, Funes Mori gave him a commitment course at 87 and Gallardo sealed the account at 90 for the Rayados, who in the game of first leg they achieved a goalless draw at the Azteca stadium.Monterrey, which was the second best team in the regular tournament, must wait for results from the other quarterfinal series to know its next opponent.The team led by award-winning coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich has the highest payroll in the country and is one of the favorites for the championship.Los Rayados are seeking their sixth league championship and the first since Apertura 2019.Cruz Azul saw a chain of six games without defeats broken as well as its desire to access its first semifinals since Clausura 2021, when it won the ninth championship in its history.