MEXICO CITY. América conquered Necaxa to win 2-1. It was América to strike first with a goal of Diego Valdés at the 21′. Then H. Martín scored again for América in the 51′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Maximiliano Silvera reduced the distance for Necaxa (78′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who was helped by Alberto Morín Méndez and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
América had a superior ball possession 55% while Necaxa was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.
América shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
América received 3 yellow cards (Diego Valdés, Israel Reyes and Óscar Jiménez). Talking about the opposition, Necaxa received 6 yellow cards (Edgar Méndez, Andrés Luciano Lillini, Alexis Peña, V. Poggi, Heriberto Jurado and A. Oliveros).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, América will have 13 points like Pachuca to lose in the 3rd place. On the other side, Necaxa will stay with 4 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away with Juárez on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of América (2 draws).
Necaxa will play away agasint Toluca on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (9 draws).
América – Formation
América
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86'
21'
América started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Óscar Francisco Jiménez Fabela, Néstor Alejandro Araújo Razo, Emilio Lara Contreras, Israel Reyes Romero, Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras, Álvaro Fidalgo Fernández, Salvador Reyes Chávez, Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero, Roger Beyker Martínez Tobinson, Henry Josué Martín Mex and Jonathan Javier Rodríguez Portillo.
The home team had on the bench: Miguel Arturo Layún Prado, Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez, Pedro Jesús Aquino Sánchez, Esteban Lozano Solana, Sebastián Enzo Cáceres Ramos, Leonardo Gabriel Suárez, Luis Ángel Malagón Velázquez, Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo, Román Martínez and Luis Fernando Fuentes Vargas.
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Roger Martínez for Leonardo Suárez (65′), R. Sánchez for Pedro Aquino (65′), Jonathan Rodríguez for Brian Rodríguez (72′), Álvaro Fidalgo for Jonathan Dos Santos (72′) and Diego Valdés for Sebastián Cáceres Ramos (86′).
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Hugo Alfonso González Durán, Juan Pablo Segovia González, José Carlos Van Rankin Galland, José Joaquín Esquivel Martínez, Alexis Francisco Peña López, Agustín Oliveros Cano, Fernando Madrigal González, Vicente Poggi Sassi, Heriberto De Jesus Jurado Flores, Edgar Antonio Méndez Ortega and Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa.
These were the players on the bench: Edson Jair Partida Almaráz, Alán Isidro Montes Castro, Rafael de Jesús Ramírez Miranda, Miguel Pedroza, Diego Gómez, Bryan Eduardo Garnica Cortéz, Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco, Ricardo Saúl Monreal Morales, Arturo Adolfo Palma Cisneros and Maximiliano Joaquín Silvera Cabo.
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: Fernando Madrigal for Bryan Garnica (60′), J. Esquivel for Diego Gómez (60′), Heriberto Jurado for Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco (69′), Facundo Batista for Maximiliano Silvera Cabo (77′) and Edgar Méndez for Ricardo Monreal Morales (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
