TOLUCA DE LERDO. América and Toluca draw 1-1. D. Valdés scored the first goal (25′) for América. M. Araújo made it even (54′). Toluca was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the help of Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Erick Durón Martínez. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.39 degrees Celsius or 70.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca was in firm control of the ball 57% while América was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough América to win the match.
Toluca shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, América shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 1 yellow card (Valber Huerta). Talking about the opposition, América didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Toluca) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Toluca will have 13 points like Monterrey to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, América will have 18 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will play away against Mazatlán on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (2 draws).
América will play away agasint Tigres UANL on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head record in favor of América (15 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
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54'
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84'
Toluca started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Brian García , Andrés Mosquera , Valber Huerta , Maximiliano Araújo , Juan Gamboa , Marcel Ruiz , Tomás Belmonte , Jesús Angulo , Robert Morales and Pedro Raul .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Carlos Orrantía, Fernando Navarro, Iván López , Claudio Baeza , Adrián Mora, Jesús Venegas , Ronaldo Beltrán, Isaias Violante and Juan José López Escalona.
Toluca could not rely on the presence of Jesús Venegas (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: Jesús Angulo for Isaías Violante Romero (65′), Robert Morales for Claudio Baeza (65′), Marcel Ruiz for Iván López (77′) and Juan Gamboa for Jesús Venegas (87′).
Best player: Maximiliano Araújo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Maximiliano Araújo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
América – Formation
América
América started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
André Soares Jardine played with: Luis Malagón , Kevin Álvarez , Igor Lichnovsky , Ramón Juárez , Luis Fuentes , Jonathan Dos Santos , Álvaro Fidalgo , Leonardo Suárez , Diego Valdés , Brian Rodríguez and Julián Quiñones .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Rodríguez, Santiago Naveda, Alejandro Zendejas , Miguel Layún, Richard Sánchez , Henry Martín , Emilio Lara, Salvador Reyes, Óscar Jiménez and Miguel Ángel Vázquez García.
América could not rely on the presence of Óscar Jiménez (injured), Richard Sánchez (injured) and Alejandro Zendejas (injured).
Substitutions
América made 4 changes: Luis Malagón for Óscar Jiménez (46′), Julián Quiñones for Henry Martín (77′), Diego Valdés for Richard Sánchez (61′) and Leonardo Suárez for Alejandro Zendejas (77′).
Best player: Diego Valdés
The most impressive player for América was Diego Valdés.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Cruz Azul – Querétaro – 1-3
- Toluca – América – 1-1
- Tigres UANL – Monterrey – 3-0
- Guadalajara – Pachuca – 0-0
- León – Tijuana – 1-0
