TORREóN. Santos Laguna bounces back against América with a penalty kick on the H. Martín 45′ and a goal on the R. Martínez 84′. América was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the support of Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 15 Total 28
- 6 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 18
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 94 Attack 136
- 25 Dangerous attack 79
- 66 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
América had a superior ball possession 62% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough América to win the match.
Santos Laguna shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, América shot 28 times, 8 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (Juan Brunetta and Eduardo Fentanes Orozco). Regarding the opposition, América received 2 yellow cards (H. Martín and Roger Martínez).
(Santos Laguna) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Santos Laguna will have 8 points like Pumas UNAM and Atlético San Luis to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, América will have 7 points like Atlas and Guadalajara to go up in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away with Cruz Azul on the 30th of April with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (9 draws).
América will play away agasint Juárez on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of América (2 draws).
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna
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Santos Laguna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eduardo Fentanes Orozco decided to play with the following team: Carlos Acevedo , Raúl López , Félix Torres , Hugo Rodríguez , Omar Campos , Aldo Lopez , Alan Cervantes , Jair Gonzalez , Javier Correa , Juan Brunetta and Harold Preciado .
The home team had on the bench: Salvador Mariscal, Cecilio Domínguez, Oscar Manzanares, Lucas González , Emerson Rodríguez , Gibran Lajud, Dória, José Ávila, José Lozano and Eduardo Perez.
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 3 changes: J. González for Lucas González (71′), Javier Correa for Emerson Rodríguez Valois (72′) and Juan Brunetta for Dória (81′).
Best player: Harold Preciado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Harold Preciado.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
América – Formation
América
Also América adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fernando Ortiz played with: Óscar Jiménez , Emilio Lara , Néstor Araujo , Sebastián Cáceres , Salvador Reyes , Richard Sánchez , Álvaro Fidalgo , Alejandro Zendejas , Diego Valdés , Jonathan Rodríguez and Henry Martín .
These were the players on the bench: Pedro Aquino , Luis Fuentes , Brian Rodríguez , Roger Martínez , Israel Reyes, Luis Malagón, Esteban Lozano , Jonathan Dos Santos, Miguel Layún and Leonardo Suárez.
América could not rely on the presence of Brian Rodríguez (injured) and Pedro Aquino (injured).
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Alejandro Zendejas for Brian Rodríguez (19′), Jonathan Rodríguez for Roger Martínez (63′), S. Reyes for L. Fuentes Vargas (64′), R. Sánchez for Pedro Aquino (77′) and Diego Valdés for Esteban Lozano Solana (77′).
Best player: Richard Sánchez
The most impressive player for América was Richard Sánchez.
His rating is with 68 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Guadalajara – Querétaro – 1-1
- Pumas UNAM – Atlas – 2-2
- Santos Laguna – América – 2-2
- Cruz Azul – Tigres UANL – 0-1
