With a double from Brazilian Kennedy, Pachuca comes back to beat Puebla

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Brazilian forward John Kennedy scored twice in a 10-minute stretch of the second half to give Pachuca a 2-1 victory over Puebla on Wednesday night, giving it a winning streak in Mexico's Clausura tournament.

Ricardo Marín put the team from Puebla ahead in the sixth minute, but Kennedy tied the game in the 67th minute and then scored the winning goal in the 77th minute.

In his first tournament on Mexican soil, the Brazilian has five goals and is tied with Portuguese Joao Fernandes for second place among scorers, a category led by Colombian Diber Cambindo of Necaxa, with nine.

The Tuzos, led by Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada, have won for the first time in the championship and already have 16 points to place themselves in sixth place with two matches remaining in the ninth round.

Puebla lost for the second time in its last three games and remains with eight points in 13th place, outside the playoff reclassification zone.

The Puebla team finished the match with 10 players due to the expulsion of Uruguayan Facundo Waller at 73.