MEXICO CITY. América and Monterrey didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
R. Martinez didn’t score a decisive penalty (73′). That would have allowed América to win the match.
R. Martinez didn’t score 1 penalty (73′) for América.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the collaboration of Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Monterrey that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Monterrey was more pushing with 34 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Monterrey to win the match.
América shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monterrey shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
América received 1 yellow card (R. Martinez). Talking about the opposition, Monterrey received 1 yellow card (C. Rodriguez).
Also, Monterrey didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. I. Montes Castro (Monterrey) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (68′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, América will have 35 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Monterrey will have 22 points like Guadalajara to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
América – Formation
América
90'
60'
América started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio decided to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa , Jorge Sánchez , Emilio Lara , Jordan Silva , Luis Fuentes , Miguel Layún , Álvaro Fidalgo , Fernando Madrigal , Salvador Reyes , Sebastián Córdova and Federico Viñas .
The home team had on the bench: P. Ríos, Ó. Jiménez, N. Benedetti, K. Campos, J. Gómez, M. Osuna, Roger Martínez , M. Reyes, S. Naveda and Henry Martín .
Substitutions
América made 3 changes: F. Vinas for H. Martin (58′), S. Cordova for R. Martinez (58′) and L. Fuentes for N. Benedetti (90′).
Best player: Luis Fuentes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Luis Fuentes.
His rating is with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey
68'
Monterrey started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Esteban Andrada , César Montes, Héctor Moreno , Jesús Gallardo , Celso Ortiz , Maximiliano Meza , Arturo González , Carlos Rodriguez , Erick Aguirre , Rogelio Funes Mori and Duván Vergara .
They had on the bench: Matías Kranevitter , Vincent Janssen , L. Cárdenas, K. Hernández, J. Alvarado, Joel Campbell , L. Sánchez, E. Gutiérrez, J. Martínez and Alan Montes .
Monterrey could not rely on the presence of A. I. Montes Castro (injured).
Substitutions
Monterrey made 4 changes: C. Montes for A. I. Montes Castro (5′), R. Funes for V. Janssen (60′), D. Vergara for J. Campbell (60′) and A. Gonzalez for M. Kranevitter (76′).
Best player: Celso Ortiz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Celso Ortiz.
His rating is with 48 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- América – Monterrey – 0-0
- Tijuana – Pachuca – 3-2
- Tigres UANL – Juárez – 3-0
- Pumas UNAM – Cruz Azul – 4-3
