MEXICO CITY. América finds the way to recover against Mazatlán with 2 goals from L. Amarilla from a goal on the 52′ and a goal on the 25′. América was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas with the help of Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila and Rodrigo René Sansores Díaz. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.91 degrees Celsius or 75.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
América had a superior ball possession 58% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough América to win the match.
América shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Mazatlán shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
América received 1 yellow card (Andrei). Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (Yoel Bárcenas, Hugo Gonzalez and José Joaquín Esquivel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, América has 15 points like Monterrey and Necaxa to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán will has 6 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, América will host Cruz Azul on the 25th of February with a 20-10 head to head stats in favor of América (16 draws).
América – Formation
América
46'
48', 75'
América started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager André Soares Jardine decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón, Israel Reyes, Jonathan Dos Santos, Brian Rodríguez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Álex Zendejas, Cristian Calderón, Henry Martín, Ramón Juárez, Igor Lichnovsky and Julián Quiñones.
The home team had on the bench: Luis Fuentes, Sebastián Cáceres, Kevin Álvarez, Diego Valdés, Jonathan Rodríguez, Santiago Naveda, Illian Hernández, Javairô Dilrosun, Salvador Reyes and Óscar Jiménez.
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Cristian Calderón for Salvador Reyes (46′), Brian Rodríguez for Jonathan Rodríguez (63′), Julián Quiñones for Diego Valdés (63′), Álex Zendejas for Javairô Dilrosun (46′) and Henry Martín for Illian Hernández (88′).
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán
90'
Mazatlán started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez played with: Luis Olivas, Jair Díaz, Facundo Almada, Alan Medina, Yoel Bárcenas, Hugo Gonzalez, José Joaquín Esquivel, Andres Montaño, Luis Amarilla, Gustavo del Prete and Jefferson Intriago.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Luis Sánchez, Josué Colmán, Brian Rubio, Salvador Rodriguez, Alonso Escoboza, Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo, Sergio Flores, Luis Alberto Carrillo and Ramiro Árciga.
Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of Luis Sánchez (injured).
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 4 changes: Alan Medina for Alonso Escoboza (70′), Gustavo del Prete for Sergio Flores (70′), Luis Olivas for Luis Sánchez (20′) and Jair Díaz for Salvador Rodriguez (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
