CIUDAD DE MéXICO. Toluca and América draw 1-1. J. Torres scored the first goal (29′) for Toluca. A. Zendejas settled the score (36′). América was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Instalaciones Club América Coapa Cancha 5 stadium in Ciudad de México on Saturday and it started at 8:06 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the assistance of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

América had a superior ball possession 65% while Toluca was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough América to win the match​.

América shot 22 times, 4 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, Toluca shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

América received 4 yellow cards (R. Sanchez, L. Fuentes, H. Martin and ). On the other side, Toluca received 5 yellow cards (M. Ruiz, J. Torres, C. Baeza, J. Meneses and T. Volpi).

Standings

After this match, América will have 38 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Toluca will have 27 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

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 (6.6), Emilio Lara (6.8), Néstor Araujo (6.7), Sebastián Cáceres (6.9), Luis Fuentes (6.8), Richard Sánchez (6.6), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.2), Alejandro Zendejas (7.8), Diego Valdés (6.3), Brian Rodríguez (6.8) and Henry Martín (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Jiménez, Miguel Layún, Bruno Valdez, Jonathan Dos Santos, Jürgen Damm, Pedro Aquino (6.6), Salvador Reyes, Jonathan Rodríguez (6.8), Federico Viñas (6.5) and Roger Martínez (6.7).

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: D. Valdes for R. Martinez (56′), R. Sanchez for P. Aquino (56′), B. Rodriguez for J. Rodriguez (66′) and A. Zendejas for F. Vinas (77′).

Best player: Alejandro Zendejas​

The player that probably impressed the most for América was Alejandro Zendejas.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (6.8), Andrés Mosquera (7.2), Haret Ortega (7.4), Valber Huerta (7.7), Jorge Torres (7.0), Leonardo Fernández (7.0), Claudio Baeza (6.5), Marcel Ruíz (6.6), Carlos Gonzalez (6.6), Fernando Navarro (7.6) and Jean Meneses (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Gustavo Gutiérrez, Carlos Guzmán (6.6), Brayan Angulo, Jorge Rodríguez, Raúl López, Sebastián Saucedo, Alan Rodríguez (7.0), Jordan Sierra (6.4), Camilo Sanvezzo and Daniel Álvarez.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: J. Torres for C. Guzman (41′), F. Navarro for J. Sierra (76′), M. Ruiz for A. Rodriguez (76′), C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (84′) and J. Meneses for D. Alvarez (84′).

Best player: Valber Huerta​

The most impressive player for Toluca was Valber Huerta.

His rating is (7.7) with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• América – Toluca – 1-1