PUEBLA. América conquered Puebla to win 2-1. A goal from I. Reyes was decisive in the 90min. It was América to strike first with a goal of R. Martinez at the 13′. Then A. Fidalgo scored again for América in the 90′ minute. Eventually, I. Reyes reduced the distance for Puebla (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava who was helped by Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Puebla

1 - 2

América

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 91 Attack 113
  • 46 Dangerous attack 40
  • 97 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Puebla was in firm control of the ball 55% while América was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Puebla was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, América succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Puebla shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, América shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 1 yellow card (I. Reyes). Regarding the opposition, América received 1 yellow card ().

Match Timeline

13'
21'
Israel Reyes- Yellow
58'
60'
Diego Valdés- sub ->R. Martinez
72'
Jonathan dos Santos- sub ->R. Sanchez
72'
Brian Rodríguez- sub ->J. Rodriguez
Alberto Herrera- sub ->G. Silva
76'
76'
82'
Néstor Araújo- Yellow
Luis García- sub ->O. Fernandez
84'
85'
87'
90'
Álvaro Fidalgo(goal)
90'
Israel Reyes(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After playing this contest, Puebla will stay with 22 points like Guadalajara to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, América will have 38 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Puebla – Formation

Puebla
G
A. Silva 1.Paraguay
6.3
D
Gastón Silva 21.Uruguay
7.1
76'
D
Lucas Maia 27.Brazil
6.3
D
Israel Reyes 12.Mexico
7.4
21' 90'
D
Emilio Martínez 204.Mexico
6.8
58'
D
Diego de Buen 5.Mexico
6.6
M
Federico Mancuello 10.Argentina
7.3
M
Omar Fernández 25.Colombia
7.1
84'
M
Jordi Cortizo 22.Mexico
6.9
85'
M
Maximiliano Araújo 20.Uruguay
6.9
F
Martín Barragán 28.Mexico
6.9
76'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico
M
Diego Zago 197.Mexico
M
Alberto Herrera 16.Mexico
7.4
76'
M
Pablo González 6.Mexico
M
Iván Moreno 8.Mexico
6.6
58'
M
Pablo Parra 14.Chile
85'
M
Daniel Aguilar 23.Mexico
F
Amaury Escoto 7.Mexico
F
Luis García 18.Mexico
84'
F
Guillermo Martínez 15.Mexico
7.0
76'

Puebla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva (6.3), Emilio Martínez (6.8), Diego de Buen (6.6), Israel Reyes (7.4), Lucas Maia (6.3), Gastón Silva (7.1), Jordi Cortizo (6.9), Omar Fernández (7.1), Federico Mancuello (7.3), Maximiliano Araújo (6.9) and Martín Barragán (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Amaury Escoto, Diego Zago Gravito, Alberto Herrera (7.4), Luis Garcia, Pablo González, Iván Moreno (6.6), Jesús Rodríguez, Pablo Parra, Guillermo Martínez (7.0) and Daniel Aguilar.

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: E. Martinez for I. Moreno (58′), M. Barragan for G. Martinez (76′), M. Barragan for G. Martinez (76′), O. Fernandez for L. Garcia (84′) and J. Cortizo for P. Parra (85′).

Best player: Israel Reyes​

The most impressive player for Puebla was Israel Reyes.

His rating is (7.4) with 53 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

América – Formation

América
G
Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico
6.8
D
Miguel Layún 19.Mexico
7.1
D
Néstor Araújo 14.Mexico
6.8
82'
D
E. Lara 23.Mexico
6.8
D
S. Reyes 26.Mexico
7.1
M
Álvaro Fidalgo 8.Spain
6.5
90'
M
R. Sánchez 20.Paraguay
7.0
72'
M
Roger Martínez 9.Colombia
7.3
60' 13'
M
Jonathan Rodríguez 11.Uruguay
6.6
72'
M
Álex Zendejas 17.Mexico
7.1
87'
F
Henry Martín 21.Mexico
6.4
Substitutes
G
Óscar Jiménez 27.Mexico
D
Sebastián Cáceres 4.Uruguay
M
Pedro Aquino 5.Peru
87'
M
Jonathan dos Santos 6.Mexico
6.8
72'
M
Diego Valdés 10.Chile
6.6
60'
M
Ralph Orquin 204.Mexico
F
J. Damm 25.Mexico
F
Federico Viñas 24.Uruguay
F
Brian Rodríguez 7.Uruguay
6.4
72'

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

Fernando Ortiz played with: Guillermo Ochoa (6.8), Miguel Layún (7.1), Emilio Lara (6.8), Néstor Araujo (6.8), Salvador Reyes (7.1), Richard Sánchez (7.0), Álvaro Fidalgo (6.5), Alejandro Zendejas (7.1), Roger Martínez (7.3), Jonathan Rodríguez (6.6) and Henry Martín (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastián Cáceres, Jürgen Damm, Pedro Aquino, Jonathan Dos Santos (6.8), Federico Viñas, Juan Blanco, Diego Valdés (6.6), Óscar Jiménez, Ralph Orquin and Brian Rodríguez (6.4).

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: R. Martinez for D. Valdes (60′), R. Sanchez for J. dos Santos (72′), J. Rodriguez for B. Rodriguez (72′) and A. Zendejas for P. Aquino (87′).

Best player: Roger Martínez​

The most impressive player for América was Roger Martínez.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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