LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. América snatched a late win León 1-0 after J. Rodríguez scored a penalty (90′). América capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio León (Nou Camp) (León de los Aldamas) stadium in León de los Aldamas on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava who had the assistance of José Martínez and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.06 degrees Celsius or 75.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

América had a superior ball possession 60% while León was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.​

León shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, América shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

León received 3 yellow cards (Adonis Frías, Elías Hernández and Fidel Ambríz). On the opposite side, América received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Dos Santos, Diego Valdés and Jonathan Rodríguez).

Standings

After this match, León stays with 4 points like Mazatlán, Santos Laguna and Puebla to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, América will has 14 points like Tigres UANL to soar in the 2nd place.

Next matches

León – Formation

León started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Alfonso Blanco (8.1), Luís Cervantes (7.5), Stiven Barreiro (7.3), Adonis Frías (7.5), Osvaldo Rodríguez (8.1), Ángel Mena (7.0), Andrés Guardado (6.7), Fidel Ambríz (7.3), Elías Hernández (6.4), Federico Viñas (7.1) and Nicolás López (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: William Tesillo, Iván Moreno (6.4), Iván Rodríguez (6.3), Edgar Guerra, Alan Medina (6.4), Alfonso Alvarado, Paul Bellón, David Ramírez (7.0), Rodolfo Cota and Sebastian Santos (6.7).

León could not rely on the presence of Sebastian Santos (injured).

Substitutions

León made 4 changes: Elías Hernández for Alan Medina (62′), Luís Cervantes for David Ramírez (62′), Nicolás López for Iván Moreno (76′) and Ángel Mena for Iván Rodríguez (76′).

Player of the match: Alfonso Blanco​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was the goalkeeper: Alfonso Blanco. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

América – Formation

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

André Soares Jardine played with: Luis Malagón (8.5), Israel Reyes (7.5), Igor Lichnovsky (7.0), Sebastián Cáceres (7.3), Cristian Calderón (7.5), Jonathan Dos Santos (7.3), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.3), Álex Zendejas (6.4), Diego Valdés (7.7), Brian Rodríguez (7.1) and Julián Quiñones (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jonathan Rodríguez (8.2), Néstor Araujo, Santiago Naveda, Illian Hernández (6.3), Emilio Lara, Javairô Dilrosun (7.1), Salvador Reyes, Óscar Jiménez, Ramón Juárez (7.0) and Román Martínez.

América could not rely on the presence of Ramón Juárez (injured).

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: Sebastián Cáceres for Ramón Juárez (54′), Brian Rodríguez for Javairô Dilrosun (63′), Julián Quiñones for Illian Hernández (90′) and Álex Zendejas for Jonathan Rodríguez (63′).

Player of the match: Luis Malagón​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was the goalkeeper: Luis Malagón. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Cruz Azul – Atlético San Luis – 3-0
• León – América – 0-1
• Monterrey – Pachuca – 3-2
• Santos Laguna – Tigres UANL – 0-3
• Pumas UNAM – Puebla – 3-0