MEXICO CITY. América bounces back against León with a goal on the A. Alvarado 45′ and a goal on the J. Campbell 90′.
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 Fernando Hernández Gómez with the assistance of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. León that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
América was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough América to win the match.
América shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, León shot 21 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
América received 1 yellow card (Diego Valdés). Regarding the opposition, León received 3 yellow cards (Rodolfo Cota, Stiven Barreiro and Iván Moreno).
Also, León didn’t end the match with 11 players after Nicolás Larcamón (León) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, América will have 24 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, León will have 25 points like Toluca to hold in the 3rd 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 in favor of América (2 draws).
León will host Tigres UANL on the 1st of May with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Tigres UANL (9 draws).
América – Formation
América
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América adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón , Emilio Lara , Israel Reyes , Sebastián Cáceres , Salvador Reyes , Leonardo Suárez , Jonathan Dos Santos , Álvaro Fidalgo , Jonathan Rodríguez , Henry Martín and Diego Valdés .
The home team had on the bench: Miguel Layún, Néstor Araujo, Óscar Jiménez, Federico Viñas, Pedro Aquino, Brian Rodríguez , Luis Fuentes, Alejandro Zendejas , Richard Sánchez and Román Martínez.
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Jonathan Rodríguez for Brian Rodríguez (54′), Jonathan dos Santos for Richard Sánchez (54′), Leo Suárez for Alex Zendejas (54′), Álvaro Fidalgo for Pedro Aquino (82′) and Diego Valdés for Néstor Araujo (90′).
Best player: Sebastián Cáceres
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Sebastián Cáceres.
His rating is with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
León – Formation
León
Also León adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Rodolfo Cota , Iván Moreno , Jaine Barreiro , Adonis Frías , Osvaldo Rodríguez , Victor Dávila , Lucas Romero , Fidel Ambríz , Elías Hernández , Lucas Di Yorio and José Alvarado .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ángel Mena, Jesús Ricardo Angulo, Oscar Villa, Joel Campbell, Byron Castillo, Brian Rubio , Hector Uribe, Paul Bellón, Oscar García and Sebastian Santos.
Substitutions
León made 5 changes: Lucas Di Yorio for Brian Rubio (82′), Alfonso Alvarado for Ángel Mena (83′), Elías Hernández for Joel Campbell (88′), Iván Moreno for Byron Castillo (88′) and Osvaldo Rodríguez for Paul Bellón Saracho (90′).
Best player: José Alvarado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for León was José Alvarado.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Atlético San Luis – Mazatlán – 2-1
- Toluca – Tigres UANL – 3-2
- Atlas – Guadalajara – 3-3
- Monterrey – Tijuana – 4-0
- América – León – 2-2
