MEXICO CITY. América didn’t concede much to Pumas UNAM to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Wednesday. Pumas UNAM was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán with the collaboration of José Martínez and José Alfredo López Cruz. The 4th official was Óscar Mejía García. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Pumas UNAM

0 - 0

América

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 17 Total 3
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 96 Attack 85
  • 30 Dangerous attack 16
  • 124 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Pumas UNAM had a strong ball possession 56% while América was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was was putting more pressure with 30 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Pumas UNAM to win the match​.

Pumas UNAM shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, América shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (J. Dinenno). On the other side, América received 2 yellow cards (S. Caceres and M. Layun).

Match Timeline

29'
34'
Sebastián Cáceres- Yellow
59'
61'
Henry Martín - sub ->F. Vinas
63'
Miguel Layún- Yellow
66'
66'
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Pachuca
38
17
Tigres UANL
33
17
Atlas
27
17
América
26
17
Puebla
26
17
Guadalajara
26
17
Monterrey
26
17
Cruz Azul
25
17
Necaxa
23
17
Atlético San Luis
23
17
Pumas UNAM
22
17
Mazatlán
21
17
León
21
17
Santos Laguna
20
17
Toluca
19
17
Querétaro
17
17
Tijuana
17
17
Juárez
11
17

After playing this match, Pumas UNAM will have 21 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, América will have 35 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Alfredo Talavera 1.Mexico
6.8
D
E. Velarde Calvillo 18.Mexico
7.2
D
Arturo Ortiz 25.Mexico
7.1
D
Nicolás Freire 23.Argentina
6.9
D
Alan Mozo 2.Mexico
6.8
M
Favio Álvarez 10.Argentina
7.1
M
Sebastián Saucedo 7.United States
6.6
66'
M
Leonel López 17.Mexico
7.1
66'
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
7.3
F
J. Dinenno 9.Argentina
7.0
29'
F
Diogo de Oliveira 33.Brazil
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Julio González 20.Mexico
D
J. Rodríguez 16.Mexico
D
Jesús Rivas 189.Mexico
M
R. Galindo 47.Mexico
M
Higor Meritão 8.Brazil
6.8
66'
M
Washington Corozo 31.Ecuador
7.0
59'
M
Marco García 48.Mexico
6.4
66'
M
A. García 14.Mexico
F
Alek Álvarez 249.Mexico
F
E. Montejano 27.Mexico

Pumas UNAM adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera (6.8), Alan Mozo (6.8), Arturo Ortiz (7.1), Nicolás Freire (6.9), Efraín Velarde (7.2), Favio Álvarez (7.1), Erik Lira (7.3), Leonel López (7.1), Sebastian Saucedo (6.6), Juan Dinenno (7.0) and Diogo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jero Rodríguez, José Galindo, Higor Meritão (6.8), Washington Corozo (7.0), Alek Álvarez, Marco García (6.4), Emanuel Montejano, Julio González, Amaury Garcia Moreno and Jesús Rivas.

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 3 changes: D. de Oliveira Barbosa for W. Corozo (59′), S. Saucedo for M. Garcia (66′) and L. Lopez for H. Meritao (66′).

Best player: Erik Lira​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Erik Lira.

His rating is (7.3) with 56 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

América – Formation

América
G
Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico
7.8
D
Emanuel Aguilera 19.Argentina
6.8
D
J. Sánchez 3.Mexico
6.3
D
Sebastián Cáceres 4.Uruguay
6.4
34'
D
M. Laínez 28.Mexico
6.4
90'
M
Miguel Layún 29.Mexico
6.3
63'
M
Fernando Madrigal 6.Mexico
7.1
M
Álvaro Fidalgo 8.Spain
6.3
M
S. Reyes 26.Mexico
6.4
M
R. Sánchez 20.Paraguay
6.2
87'
F
Federico Viñas 24.Uruguay
6.7
61'
Substitutes
G
Óscar Jiménez 27.Mexico
D
J. Silva 25.Mexico
D
Luis Fuentes 2.Mexico
D
E. Lara 193.Mexico
M
Santiago Naveda 34.Mexico
M
S. Córdova 10.Mexico
90'
M
Nicolás Benedetti 14.Colombia
F
Roger Martínez 9.Colombia
6.6
87'
F
Henry Martín 21.Mexico
6.9
61'
F
Antonio López 23.Guatemala

Also América adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio played with: Guillermo Ochoa (7.8), Jorge Sánchez (6.3), Sebastián Cáceres (6.4), Emanuel Aguilera (6.8), Mauro Laínez (6.4), Miguel Layún (6.3), Richard Sánchez (6.2), Fernando Madrigal (7.1), Álvaro Fidalgo (6.3), Salvador Reyes (6.4) and Federico Viñas (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Óscar Jiménez, Santiago Naveda, Jordan Silva, Sebastián Córdova, Nicolás Benedetti, Luis Fuentes, Roger Martínez (6.6), Henry Martín (6.9), Emilio Lara and Antonio López.

Substitutions

América made 3 changes: F. Vinas for H. Martin (61′), R. Sanchez for R. Martinez (87′) and M. Lainez for S. Cordova (90′).

Best player: Guillermo Ochoa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América was the goalkeeper: Guillermo Ochoa. His rating is 7.84. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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