MEXICO CITY. América obliterates Guadalajara 4-0 with goals of Brian Rodríguez (21′), Diego Valdés (37′), Diego Valdés (65′) and Alejandro Zendejas (80′).
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 10:10 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the help of Alberto Morín Méndez and Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola. The 4th official was Óscar Mejía García. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.24 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 98 Attack 97
- 38 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Guadalajara that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, América found a way to find the solution to win this match.
América shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
América received 2 yellow cards (Leonardo Suárez and Igor Lichnovsky). Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara received 2 yellow cards (Roberto Alvarado and Antonio Briseño).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, América will have 14 points like Tigres UANL to move down in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Guadalajara will stay with 13 points like Monterrey to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away against Tigres UANL on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head in favor of América (15 draws).
Guadalajara will play away agasint Pumas UNAM on the 12th of November with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (20 draws).
América – Formation
América started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).
The manager André Soares Jardine decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón
, Kevin Álvarez , Igor Lichnovsky , Ramón Juárez , Luis Fuentes , Jonathan Dos Santos , Álvaro Fidalgo , Leonardo Suárez , Diego Valdés , Brian Rodríguez and Julián Quiñones .The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Rodríguez
, Santiago Naveda, Alejandro Zendejas , Miguel Layún, Richard Sánchez , Henry Martín, Emilio Lara , Salvador Reyes , Óscar Jiménez and Miguel Ángel Vázquez García.Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Diego Valdés for Salvador Reyes (75′), Leonardo Suárez for Alejandro Zendejas (75′), Jonathan Dos Santos for Richard Sánchez (84′), Ramón Juárez for Emilio Lara (84′) and Julián Quiñones for Jonathan Rodríguez (84′).
Best player: Diego Valdés
The most impressive player for América was Diego Valdés.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 25 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Veljko Paunovic played with: Miguel Jiménez
, Jesús Sánchez , Antonio Briseño , Jesús Orozco , Cristian Calderón , Fernando Beltran , Fernando González , Érick Gutiérrez , Ricardo Marín , Alexis Vega and Roberto Alvarado .These were the players on the bench: Alan Mozo
, Gilberto Sepúlveda , Víctor Guzmán, Isaac Brizuela, Ronaldo Cisneros , Alejandro Mayorga, José Rangel, Raúl Martínez, Juan Brigido and Jonathan Padilla .Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Cristian Calderón for Juan Brigido (81′), Ricardo Marín for Ronaldo Cisneros (77′), Jesús Sánchez for Alan Mozo (46′), Alexis Vega for Gilberto Sepúlveda (46′) and Fernando González for Jonathan Padilla (82′).
Best player: Roberto Alvarado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was Roberto Alvarado.
His rating is
with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Querétaro – Puebla – 1-1
- Pumas UNAM – Atlético San Luis – 3-2
- América – Guadalajara – 4-0
- Monterrey – León – 3-1