MEXICO CITY. América destroys Puebla 5-1 with goals of B. Rodriguez (21′), H. Martin (27′), R. Martinez (51′), A. Fidalgo (61′) and M. Layun (85′ pen). On the other side, Puebla scored with ​M. Araujo (36′).

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 8:06 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the collaboration of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales. The 4th official was Fernando Hernández Gómez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Puebla that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

América had a more offensive attitude with 30 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match​.

América shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Puebla shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

América received 2 yellow cards (J. dos Santos and J. Damm). On the opposite side, Puebla received 1 yellow card (F. Mancuello).

Standings

After this encounter, América will have 38 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Puebla will stay with 22 points like Guadalajara and León to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, América will play away against Winner Quarter-final 4 on the 21st of October with a 0-0 head to head.

América – Formation

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

The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa (7.3), Emilio Lara (6.6), Néstor Araujo (6.2), Sebastián Cáceres (6.7), Salvador Reyes (6.8), Jonathan Dos Santos (6.6), Pedro Aquino (7.3), Miguel Layún (7.1), Henry Martín (7.1), Brian Rodríguez (8.5) and Roger Martínez (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Jiménez, Luis Fuentes, Alejandro Zendejas, Miguel Vázquez, Jürgen Damm (6.6), Diego Valdés (7.4), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.4), Richard Sánchez, Jonathan Rodríguez, Federico Viñas (6.7) and Miguel Vázquez (6.2).

Substitutions

América made 5 changes: H. Martin for F. Vinas (46′), N. Araujo for J. Damm (46′), J. dos Santos for A. Fidalgo (46′), E. Lara for M. Vazquez (73′) and R. Martinez for D. Valdes (73′).

Best player: Brian Rodríguez​

The most impressive player for América was Brian Rodríguez.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Puebla – Formation

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

Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Antony Silva (5.6), Emilio Martínez (6.3), Diego de Buen (6.4), Israel Reyes (6.1), Gastón Silva (5.8), Ivo Vázquez (6.0), Jordi Cortizo (6.5), Pablo Parra (6.3), Federico Mancuello (6.1), Maximiliano Araújo (6.9) and Guillermo Martínez (6.1).

They had on the bench: Jesús Rodríguez, Lucas Maia, Emanuel Gularte, Luis Garcia (6.4), Daniel Aguilar, Omar Fernández (6.3), Pablo González, Jozy Altidore, Martín Barragán and Amaury Escoto (6.8).

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: G. Martinez for L. Garcia (59′), P. Parra for A. Escoto (59′), J. Cortizo for O. Fernandez (59′), G. Martinez for L. Garcia (64′) and I. Vazquez for D. Aguilar (86′).

Best player: Maximiliano Araújo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Maximiliano Araújo.

His rating is (6.9) with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• América – Puebla – 5-1