TORREóN. América managed to reverse the score against Santos Laguna. Santos Laguna was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the support of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 10
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 72
- 35 Dangerous attack 29
- 70 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 19 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Santos Laguna had a strong ball possession 61% while América was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Santos Laguna was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, América was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Santos Laguna shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, América shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (A. Cervantes and Doria). On the other side, América received 2 yellow cards (B. Valdez and J. Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Santos Laguna will stay with 1 points to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, América will have 4 points like Tijuana to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away with Atlético San Luis on the 1st of May with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).
América will host Cruz Azul on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head in favor of América (15 draws).
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna
33'
41'
21'
Santos Laguna started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha decided to play with the following team: Carlos Acevedo , Ismael Govea , Hugo Rodriguez , Félix Torres , Dória , Omar Campos , Eduardo Aguirre , Alan Cervantes , Fernando Gorriarán , Brian Lozano and Harold Preciado .
The home team had on the bench: Salvador Mariscal, Diego Medina, Carlos Orrantia, Ulises Rivas , Luis González, Jordan Carillo Rodriguez , Ronaldo Prieto, Jesús Ocejo, Hector Holguin and Edgar Games.
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 3 changes: H. Rodriguez for U. Rivas (33′), A. Cervantes for J. Carrillo (77′) and A. Cervantes for J. Carrillo (77′).
Best player: Félix Torres
The player that probably impressed the most for Santos Laguna was Félix Torres.
His rating is with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
América – Formation
América
América started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio played with: Guillermo Ochoa , Bruno Valdez , Jordan Silva , Jorge Mere , Salvador Reyes , Santiago Naveda , Álvaro Fidalgo , Mauro Laínez , Richard Sánchez , Diego Valdés and Henry Martín .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Olaf González, Federico Viñas, Karel Campos, Alex Zendejas , Jonathan Dos Santos, Luis Fuentes, Juan Otero, Roger Martínez, Óscar Jiménez and Mauricio Reyes.
Substitutions
América made 3 changes: A. Fidalgo for A. Zendejas (81′), D. Valdes for L. Fuentes (90′) and B. Valdez for F. Vinas (90′).
Best player: Salvador Reyes
The player that probably impressed the most for América was Salvador Reyes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (37% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – León – 2-1
- Santos Laguna – América – 2-3
- Cruz Azul – Necaxa – 1-2
