MEXICO CITY. América defeated Santos Laguna to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was América to strike first with a goal of A. Fidalgo at the 68′. Then it was a penalty in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Cordova gave the win to América in the 87′ minute with a goal.
D. Valdes received a red card (77′). This red card was one of the reason why Santos Laguna lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 12:05 am local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the help of José Martínez and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Guillermo Pacheco Larios. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 93
- 34 Dangerous attack 28
- 89 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 21 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Santos Laguna that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
América was more aggressive with 34 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.
América shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Santos Laguna shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
América received 4 yellow cards (M. Osuna, R. Martinez, M. Layun and B. Valdez). Regarding the opposition, Santos Laguna received 3 yellow cards (J. A. Ocejo Zazueta, Doria and O. Campos).
Also, Santos Laguna didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after D. Valdes (Santos Laguna) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, América will have 31 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Santos Laguna will stay with 16 points to move up in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, América will host Tigres UANL on the 24th of October with a 16-14 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (15 draws).
Santos Laguna will host Toluca on the 25th of October with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (14 draws).
América – Formation
América adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio decided to play with the following team: G. Ochoa, L. Fuentes, M. Layún, B. Valdez, S. Cáceres, P. Aquino, Álvaro Fidalgo, S. Reyes, R. Sánchez, S. Córdova and R. Martínez.
The home team had on the bench: K. Campos, F. Viñas, E. Lara, F. Madrigal, Ó. Jiménez, N. Benedetti, H. Martín, A. Lopéz, M. Osuna and J. Silva.
Substitutions
América made 4 changes: B. Valdez for O. Jimenez (60′), R. Sanchez for F. Vinas (83′), S. Cordova for N. Benedetti (89′) and A. Fidalgo for M. Osuna (89′).
Santos Laguna – Formation
Also Santos Laguna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: G. Lajud, Dória, F. Torres, I. Govea, D. Valdés, F. Gorriarán, A. Cervantes, J. Carrillo, O. Campos, A. da Cruz and Eduardo Aguirre.
They had on the bench: J. Ocejo, D. Andrade, H. Rodríguez, E. Preciado, E. Orrantía, F. Otero, J. García, U. Rivas, J. Isijara and R. Prieto.
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 4 changes: I. Govea Solorzano for C. Orrantia (69′), J. Carrillo for A. Preciado (69′), A. Da Cruz for J. Otero (69′) and E. Aguirre for J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.