MEXICO CITY. América tops Tigres UANL 1-0 after H. Martin scored just 1 goal (53′). Tigres UANL was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the assistance of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Alejandro Funk Villafañe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a strong ball possession 61% while América was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match​.

América shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

América received 1 yellow card (N. Benedetti). Regarding the opposition, Tigres UANL received 1 yellow card (R. Carioca).

Standings

After playing this match, América will have 34 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Tigres UANL will stay with 22 points like León and Toluca to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away with Cruz Azul on the 31st of October with a 16-9 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).

Tigres UANL will host Guadalajara on the 31st of October with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (17 draws).

América – Formation

América started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio decided to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa (7.2), Miguel Layún (8.0), Jordan Silva (7.3), Sebastián Cáceres (6.6), Luis Fuentes (6.9), Antonio López (6.8), Pedro Aquino (6.6), Álvaro Fidalgo (6.3), Sebastián Córdova (6.4), Henry Martín (7.2) and Salvador Reyes (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Emilio Lara, Mario Osuna (6.9), Jorge Sánchez (6.4), Óscar Jiménez, Richard Sánchez, Emanuel Aguilera, Roger Martínez, Federico Viñas (7.0), Nicolás Benedetti (6.2) and Fernando Madrigal (6.8).

América could not rely on the presence of M. Osuna (injured).

Substitutions

América made 5 changes: P. Aquino for M. Osuna (37′), H. Martin for F. Vinas (59′), A. Fidalgo for N. Benedetti (59′), S. Cordova for J. Sanchez (70′) and S. Reyes for F. Madrigal (70′).

Best player: Miguel Layún​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Miguel Layún even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 8 crosses.

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Talking about the opposition, Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Nahuel Guzmán (6.4), Luís Rodríguez (6.9), Hugo Ayala (6.8), Guido Pizarro (7.2), Diego Reyes (7.3), Javier Aquino (7.0), Juan Vigón (6.8), Rafael Carioca (6.5), Luis Quiñones (7.1), André-Pierre Gignac (6.8) and Nico López (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Ayala (6.8), Aldo Cruz (6.7), Jesús Dueñas, Miguel Ortega, Leonardo Fernández (6.8), Jordan Sierra, Juan Sanchez, Raymundo Fulgencio (6.8), Carlos Salcedo and Carlos González (6.8).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 5 changes: R. Carioca for R. Fulgencio (57′), N. Lopez for D. Ayala (83′), L. Rodriguez for A. Cruz (83′), H. Ayala for C. Gonzalez (83′) and J. Vigon for L. Fernandez (86′).

Best player: Nico López​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tigres UANL was Nico López.

His rating is (7.4) with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• América – Tigres UANL – 1-0
• Guadalajara – Cruz Azul – 1-1
• Pumas UNAM – Tijuana – 3-1