MEXICO CITY. América was in the end too strong for Tijuana with the goal of Alejandro Zendejas (73′), Jonathan Rodríguez (78′) and Álvaro Fidalgo (85′).

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Mejía García who was helped by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Tijuana that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

América was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match​.

América shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

América received 1 yellow card (Richard Sánchez). Regarding the opposition, Tijuana received 1 yellow card (Kevin Balanta).

Standings

After this match, América will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana will stay with 20 points like León to climb in the 11th 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).

Tijuana will host Pachuca on the 11th of November with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Pachuca (6 draws).

América – Formation

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

The manager André Soares Jardine decided to play with the following team: Óscar Jiménez (7.5), Kevin Álvarez (7.3), Igor Lichnovsky (7.7), Ramón Juárez (7.3), Luis Fuentes (6.7), Richard Sánchez (8.2), Santiago Naveda (7.9), Alejandro Zendejas (7.8), Julián Quiñones (6.0), Miguel Layún (6.7) and Henry Martín (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Malagón, Israel Reyes, Sebastián Cáceres, Jonathan Dos Santos (7.0), Álvaro Fidalgo (8.4), Jonathan Rodríguez (7.8), Salvador Reyes (6.6), Bruce El-mesmari, Miguel Ramírez Pérez and Patricio Salas (6.7).

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: Julián Quiñones for Jonathan Rodríguez (46′), Henry Martín for Jonathan Dos Santos (80′), Luis Fuentes for Salvador Reyes (69′) and Santiago Naveda for Álvaro Fidalgo (69′).

Best player: Álvaro Fidalgo​

The player that probably impressed the most for América was Álvaro Fidalgo.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.

Tijuana – Formation

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

Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Antonio Rodríguez (7.3), Diego Barbosa (6.6), Kevin Balanta (6.3), Nicolás Díaz (7.0), Aarón Mejía (6.4), Fernando Madrigal (6.8), Christian Rivera (7.3), Kevin Castañeda (7.5), Domingo Blanco (6.7), Carlos Gonzalez (6.7) and Lucas Rodríguez (7.3).

They had on the bench: Rodrigo Parra (6.3), Lucas Cavallini (6.3), Iván Tona, Jesús Vega, Efrain Alvarez, Jesús Corona, Rodrigo Godinez, Abraham Flores, Carlos Galicia (6.4) and Jaime Alvarez.

Substitutions

Tijuana made 2 changes: Lucas Rodríguez for Lucas Cavallini (80′) and Fernando Madrigal for Rodrigo Parra (63′).

Best player: Kevin Castañeda​

The most impressive player for Tijuana was Kevin Castañeda.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Necaxa – Mazatlán – 4-0
• Pumas UNAM – Atlas – 3-0
• Pachuca – Monterrey – 0-2
• Guadalajara – Cruz Azul – 1-0
• América – Tijuana – 3-0