MEXICO CITY. Pachuca was eventually too good for América with the goal of Javier López (4′), D. Hernández (10′) and R. de La Rosa (29′). América was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the help of José Martínez and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

América was in firm control of the ball 62% while Pachuca was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Pachuca was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

América shot 21 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pachuca shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

América received 1 yellow card (S. Reyes). Regarding the opposition, Pachuca didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, América will stay with 17 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Pachuca will have 19 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away against Juárez on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of América (2 draws).

Pachuca will play away agasint Querétaro on the 30th of April with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Pachuca (8 draws).

América – Formation

América adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Óscar Jiménez (5.6), Miguel Layún (6.5), Israel Reyes (7.1), Néstor Araujo (6.6), Salvador Reyes (6.3), Leonardo Suárez (6.9), Richard Sánchez (6.9), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.4), Jonathan Rodríguez (6.2), Henry Martín (6.6) and Diego Valdés (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jürgen Damm, Karel Campos, Luis Fuentes, Luis Malagón, Pedro Aquino (6.7), Sebastián Cáceres, Emilio Lara, Roger Martínez (6.5), Jonathan Dos Santos and Federico Viñas (6.2).

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: Diego Valdés for Roger Martínez (59′), R. Sánchez for Pedro Aquino (60′), Jonathan Rodríguez for Federico Viñas (68′) and Leo Suárez for Jürgen Damm (83′).

Best player: Álvaro Fidalgo​

The player that probably impressed the most for América was Álvaro Fidalgo.

His rating is (7.4) with 66 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Pachuca – Formation

Also Pachuca adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: Óscar Ustari (7.8), Kevin Álvarez (7.4), Gustavo Cabral (7.5), Óscar Murillo (7.6), Mauricio Andre Isais (6.4), Jesús Hernández (7.7), Erick Sánchez (7.1), Luis Chávez (7.3), Avilés Hurtado (7.0), Javier López (7.6) and Roberto de la Rosa (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Israel Luna (6.7), Bryan González, Carlos Moreno, Enzo Martínez, Francisco Figueroa, Cristian Arango (6.7), Illian Hernandez, Pedro Pedraza, Marino Hinestroza and José Castillo.

Substitutions

Pachuca made 4 changes: Óscar Murillo for Israel Luna López (59′), Javier López for Chicho Arango (65′), D. Hernández for Bryan González (80′) and R. de La Rosa for J. Castillo Pérez (80′).

Best player: Roberto de la Rosa​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pachuca was Roberto de la Rosa.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Pumas UNAM – Puebla – 2-4
• Guadalajara – Santos Laguna – 2-0
• América – Pachuca – 0-3
• Monterrey – Juárez – 3-0