PUEBLA. América and Puebla draw 1-1. S. Reyes scored the first goal (2′) for América. M. Araujo settled the score (45′). Puebla was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Mejía García assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Puebla had a superior ball possession 68% while América was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Puebla was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Puebla to win the match​.

Puebla shot 25 times, 3 on target, 22 off target. On the other side, América shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 4 yellow cards (I. Reyes, D. De Buen, G. Ferrareis and J. Cortizo). On the opposite side, América received 3 yellow cards (J. Sanchez, R. Martinez and A. Fidalgo).

Also, América didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Martinez (América) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (36′).

S. Solari (América) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).

Standings

After this match, Puebla will have 1 points like América to go up in the 5th place. On the opposite side, América will have 1 points like Puebla to move up in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Puebla will play away against Mazatlán on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Puebla (0 draws).

América will host Cruz Azul on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).

Puebla – Formation

Puebla started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva (6.5), Gustavo Ferrareis (6.6), Emanuel Gularte (6.8), Israel Reyes (6.5), Juan Pablo Segovia (7.1), Maximiliano Araújo (7.4), Diego de Buen (7.2), George Corral (7.0), Pablo Parra (7.6), Guillermo Martinez (6.4) and Ángel Robles (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ivo Vazquez, Jordi Cortizo (6.6), Raúl Castillo, Martín Barragán, Diego Zago Gravito, Lucas Maia, Kevin Ramírez (7.0), Alberto Herrera, Fernando Aristeguieta (6.3) and Jesús Rodríguez.

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: I. Reyes for Ramirez Kevin (46′), G. Martinez for F. Aristeguieta (65′), A. M. Robles Guerrero for J. Cortizo (65′), G. Ferrareis for M. Barragan (88′) and G. Corral for A. Herrera (89′).

Best player: Pablo Parra​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Pablo Parra.

His rating is (7.6) with 49 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.

América – Formation

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

Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio played with: Guillermo Ochoa (6.6), Jorge Sánchez (6.8), Jordan Silva (8.1), Sebastián Cáceres (6.7), Luis Fuentes (7.0), Pedro Aquino (8.0), Antonio López (6.6), Roger Martínez (5.1), Álvaro Fidalgo (6.5), Salvador Reyes (7.3) and Henry Martín (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jorge Gomez, Mauro Laínez (7.0), Karel Campos, Emilio Lara, Richard Sánchez, Santiago Naveda, Paolo Ríos, Esteban Solana, Óscar Jiménez and Mauricio Galván.

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: A. Lopez for M. Lainez (52′), H. Martin for E. Lara (89′), P. Aquino for S. Naveda (90′) and S. Reyes for R. Sanchez (90′).

Best player: Jordan Silva​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Jordan Silva.

His rating is (8.1) with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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

• Puebla – América – 1-1
• Juárez – Necaxa – 2-1