MEXICO CITY. América was after all too much to handle for Pumas UNAM with the goal of D. Valdes (38′), J. Rodriguez (57′) and A. Zendejas (78′).
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the assistance of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Óscar Macías Romo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 9 Total 22
- 2 On Target 11
- 7 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 125
- 29 Dangerous attack 42
- 61 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Pumas UNAM was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. América that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
América was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.
Pumas UNAM shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, América shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 2 yellow cards (N. Freire and L. Lopez). Regarding the opposition, América didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away against Juárez on the 1st of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Pumas UNAM (4 draws).
América will play away agasint Puebla on the 1st of October with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of América (13 draws).
Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM
44'
46'
Pumas UNAM started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Julio González , Pablo Bennevendo , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Adrián Aldrete , Eduardo Salvio , Dani Alves , Higor Meritão , Cesar Huerta , Gustavo del Prete and Juan Dinenno .
The home team had on the bench: Gil Alcalá, José Galindo, Efraín Velarde, Jero Rodríguez , Marco García , Carlos Gutiérrez, Leonel López , Emanuel Montejano, Alek Álvarez and Diogo .
Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 3 changes: C. S. Huerta Valera for L. Lopez (46′), J. Dinenno for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (46′) and A. Aldrete for J. Rodriguez (46′).
Best player: Dani Alves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Dani Alves.
His rating is with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
América – Formation
América
78'
América started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fernando Ortiz played with: Guillermo Ochoa , Emilio Lara , Néstor Araujo , Sebastián Cáceres , Luis Fuentes , Richard Sánchez , Álvaro Fidalgo , Alejandro Zendejas , Diego Valdés , Jonathan Rodríguez and Henry Martín .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Óscar Jiménez, Miguel Layún, Mauricio Reyes, Bruno Valdez , Salvador Reyes, Pedro Aquino , Jonathan Dos Santos, Karel Campos, Federico Viñas and Román Martínez.
América could not rely on the presence of B. Valdez (injured).
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: S. Caceres for B. Valdez (49′), H. Martin for F. Vinas (74′), A. Fidalgo for P. Aquino (74′), R. Sanchez for J. dos Santos (85′) and J. Rodriguez for M. Layun (85′).
Best player: Alejandro Zendejas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Alejandro Zendejas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Cruz Azul – Toluca – 2-3
- Guadalajara – Atlas – 1-1
- Pumas UNAM – América – 0-3
