MEXICO CITY. América prevails over León with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Quiñones (61′) and a goal from H. Martín (89′). América made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

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 Fernando Guerrero Ramírez who was helped by Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Erick Durón Martínez. The 4th official was Óscar Mejía García. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.82 degrees Celsius or 67.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

América was in firm control of the ball 59% while León was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match​.

América shot 16 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, León shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

América received 1 yellow card (Miguel Layún). Talking about the opposition, León received 3 yellow cards (Luís Cervantes, Luís Cervantes and Adonis Frías).

Standings

After this match, América has 40 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, León will stays with 23 points like Atlético San Luis, Tijuana and Santos Laguna to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

América – Formation

América adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager André Soares Jardine decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón (6.4), Kevin Álvarez (7.1), Sebastián Cáceres (7.5), Igor Lichnovsky (6.7), Luis Fuentes (7.1), Jonathan Dos Santos (7.3), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.3), Álex Zendejas (7.0), Diego Valdés (7.1), Julián Quiñones (7.7) and Henry Martín (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Israel Reyes, Jonathan Rodríguez (7.3), Santiago Naveda, Miguel Layún (6.7), Richard Sánchez (6.7), Salvador Reyes (6.4), Óscar Jiménez, Ramón Juárez, Leonardo Suárez and Patricio Salas.

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: Álex Zendejas for Salvador Reyes (79′), Julián Quiñones for Jonathan Rodríguez (82′), Kevin Álvarez for Miguel Layún (86′) and Diego Valdés for Richard Sánchez (79′).

Player of the match: Henry Martín​

The most impressive player for América was Henry Martín.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14.

León – Formation

Also León adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Rodolfo Cota (7.0), Iván Moreno (7.0), Adonis Frías (6.7), Paul Bellón (6.8), William Tesillo (7.0), David Ramírez (6.3), Fidel Ambríz (7.0), José Rodríguez (7.0), Omar Fernández (7.0), Federico Viñas (7.1) and José Alvarado (6.4).

They had on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Brian Rubio, Elías Hernández (6.3), Nico López (6.4), Jaine Barreiro (6.8), Borja Sánchez, Oscar Villa, Luís Cervantes (6.6), Hector Uribe and Sebastian Santos (6.3).

Substitutions

León made 3 changes: José Alvarado for Nico López (66′), David Ramírez for Elías Hernández (66′) and Paul Bellón for Jaine Barreiro (66′).

Player of the match: Federico Viñas​

The most impressive player for León was Federico Viñas.

His rating is (7.1) with 5 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• América – León – 2-0
• Monterrey – Atlético San Luis – 1-1