América crushes Guadalajara 4-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. América annihilates Guadalajara 4-0 with goals of

September 18, 2023

MEXICO CITY. América obliterates Guadalajara 4-0 with goals of Brian Rodríguez (21′), Diego Valdés (37′), Diego Valdés (65′) and Alejandro Zendejas (80′).

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 10:10 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the help of Alberto Morín Méndez and Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola. The 4th official was Óscar Mejía García. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.24 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.

Match Statistics

América

4 - 0

Guadalajara

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

15 Total 12
6 On Target 2
4 Off Target 6
5 Shots blocked 4

98 Attack 97
38 Dangerous attack 48
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6

Fouls

11 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Guadalajara that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Guadalajara was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, América found a way to find the solution to win this match.

América shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

América received 2 yellow cards (Leonardo Suárez and Igor Lichnovsky). Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara received 2 yellow cards (Roberto Alvarado and Antonio Briseño).

Match Timeline

Brian Rodríguez(goal)Julián Quiñones

21'

Diego Valdés(goal)Leonardo Suárez

37'

46'

Alan Mozo- sub ->Jesús Sánchez

46'

G. Sepúlveda- sub ->Alexis Vega

58'

Roberto Alvarado- Yellow

58'

Diego Valdés(goal)Igor Lichnovsky

65'

68'

Antonio Briseño- Yellow

Igor Lichnovsky- Yellow

68'

75'

Álex Zendejas- sub ->Leonardo Suárez

75'

77'

Álex Zendejas(goal)Salvador Reyes

80'

81'

J. Brígido- sub ->Cristian Calderón

82'

Yael Padilla- sub ->Fernando González

E. Lara- sub ->Ramón Juárez

84'

Richard Sánchez- sub ->Jonathan Dos Santos

84'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, América will have 14 points like Tigres UANL to move down in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Guadalajara will stay with 13 points like Monterrey to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away against Tigres UANL on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head in favor of América (15 draws).

Guadalajara will play away agasint Pumas UNAM on the 12th of November with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (20 draws).

América – Formation

América

Luis Malagón 1.Mexico

7.3

Luis Fuentes 2.Mexico

7.0

K. Álvarez 5.Mexico

7.5

Ramón Juárez 29.Mexico

7.5

84'

Igor Lichnovsky 31.Chile

7.5

68'

Jonathan dos Santos 6.Mexico

6.8

84'

Brian Rodríguez 7.Uruguay

8.2

21'

Álvaro Fidalgo 8.Spain

7.5

Diego Valdés 10.Chile

9.4

75'

37', 65'

Leo Suárez 32.Argentina

7.9

75'

58'

Julián Quiñones 33.Mexico

7.3

84'

Substitutes

Óscar Jiménez 27.Mexico

Miguel Layún 19.Mexico

E. Lara 23.Mexico

6.8

84'

Miguel Ángel Vázquez García 218.Mexico

Santiago Naveda 16.Mexico

Álex Zendejas 17.Mexico

7.9

75'

80'

Richard Sánchez 20.Paraguay

6.7

84'

S. Reyes 26.Mexico

7.3

75'

Jonathan Rodríguez 11.Uruguay

6.4

84'

Henry Martín 21.Mexico

América started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).

The manager André Soares Jardine decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón (7.3), Kevin Álvarez (7.5), Igor Lichnovsky (7.5), Ramón Juárez (7.5), Luis Fuentes (7.0), Jonathan Dos Santos (6.8), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.5), Leonardo Suárez (7.9), Diego Valdés (9.4), Brian Rodríguez (8.2) and Julián Quiñones (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Rodríguez (6.4), Santiago Naveda, Alejandro Zendejas (7.9), Miguel Layún, Richard Sánchez (6.7), Henry Martín, Emilio Lara (6.8), Salvador Reyes (7.3), Óscar Jiménez and Miguel Ángel Vázquez García.

Substitutions

América made 5 changes: Diego Valdés for Salvador Reyes (75′), Leonardo Suárez for Alejandro Zendejas (75′), Jonathan Dos Santos for Richard Sánchez (84′), Ramón Juárez for Emilio Lara (84′) and Julián Quiñones for Jonathan Rodríguez (84′).

Best player: Diego Valdés

The most impressive player for América was Diego Valdés.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 25 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Guadalajara – Formation

Guadalajara

Miguel Jiménez 23.Mexico

6.0

Antonio Briseño 4.Mexico

6.3

68'

Jesús Orozco Chiquete 13.Mexico

6.3

Jesús Sánchez 17.Mexico

6.3

46'

Cristian Calderón 26.Mexico

6.4

81'

Érick Gutiérrez 15.Mexico

6.3

Fernando Beltrán 20.Mexico

6.8

Fernando González 28.Mexico

6.4

82'

Alexis Vega 10.Mexico

6.7

46'

Ricardo Marín 14.Mexico

6.4

77'

Roberto Alvarado 25.Mexico

8.2

58'

Substitutes

Raúl Rangel 27.Mexico

Alan Mozo 2.Mexico

6.4

46'

G. Sepúlveda 3.Mexico

6.6

46'

Alejandro Mayorga 19.Mexico

R. Martínez 45.Mexico

Víctor Guzmán 5.Mexico

Isaac Brizuela 11.Mexico

Yael Padilla 207.Mexico

7.0

82'

R. Cisneros 18.Mexico

6.8

77'

J. Brígido 59.Mexico

6.7

81'

Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Veljko Paunovic played with: Miguel Jiménez (6.0), Jesús Sánchez (6.3), Antonio Briseño (6.3), Jesús Orozco (6.3), Cristian Calderón (6.4), Fernando Beltran (6.8), Fernando González (6.4), Érick Gutiérrez (6.3), Ricardo Marín (6.4), Alexis Vega (6.7) and Roberto Alvarado (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Alan Mozo (6.4), Gilberto Sepúlveda (6.6), Víctor Guzmán, Isaac Brizuela, Ronaldo Cisneros (6.8), Alejandro Mayorga, José Rangel, Raúl Martínez, Juan Brigido (6.7) and Jonathan Padilla (7.0).

Substitutions

Guadalajara made 5 changes: Cristian Calderón for Juan Brigido (81′), Ricardo Marín for Ronaldo Cisneros (77′), Jesús Sánchez for Alan Mozo (46′), Alexis Vega for Gilberto Sepúlveda (46′) and Fernando González for Jonathan Padilla (82′).