Liga MX: América tops Tigres UANL 2-1

Saragna|Sep 3, 2022 22:41 GMT

MEXICO CITY. América topped Tigres UANL to win 2-1.

MEXICO CITY. América beat Tigres UANL to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was América to strike first with an early goal of J. Rodriguez at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 9′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Lichnovsky gave the win to América in the 45′ minute with an own goal.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the help of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.

América

2

Tigres UANL

1

4 Sep 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. América was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Tigres UANL that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

América was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons América won the match.

América shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

América received 5 yellow cards (A. Zendejas, J. Rodriguez, M. Layun, F. Vinas and ). On the other side, Tigres UANL received 4 yellow cards (I. Lichnovsky, G. Pizarro, J. Vigon and F. Venegas).

After playing this match, América will have 22 points like Santos Laguna to move up in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL will stay with 21 points like Pachuca and Toluca to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

1'

1'

J. Rodriguez

A. Zendejas
3'

3'

I. Lichnovsky
9'

9'

A. Gignac

V. Lorona
32'

32'

A. Zendejas
33'

33'

J. Rodriguez
33'

33'

M. Layun
33'

33'

J. Vigon
34'

34'

G. Pizarro
37'

37'

F. Vinas
41'

41'

N. Araujo

B. Valdez
45'

45'

I. Lichnovsky (OG)
54'

54'

F. Venegas
63'

63'

Samir

D. Reyes
63'

63'

J. Angulo

F. Venegas
70'

70'

P. Aquino

F. Vinas
71'

71'

H. Martin

R. Sanchez
82'

82'

J. Vigon

R. Carioca
86'

86'

R. Fulgencio

S. Cordova
89'

89'

S. Reyes

A. Zendejas
90'

90'

M. Layun

J. Rodriguez
90'

90'

P. Aquino

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, América will host Atlético San Luis on the 7th of September with a 4-1 head to head in favor of América (0 draws).

América

3

Atlético San Luis

0

7 Sep 2022 Full time

Tigres UANL will host Toluca on the 8th of September with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Toluca (10 draws).

Tigres UANL

3

Toluca

1

8 Sep 2022 Full time

América: Formation and Lineups

América adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Fernando Ortiz chose to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa (6.8), Emilio Lara (6.5), Bruno Valdez (6.5), Sebastián Cáceres (7.1), Luis Fuentes (6.7), Richard Sánchez (6.8), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.9), Alejandro Zendejas (7.3), Diego Valdés (7.6), Jonathan Rodríguez (6.8) and Federico Viñas (7.1).

América could not rely on the presence of N. Araujo (injured).

Substitutes

América made 5 changes: B. Valdez for N. Araujo (41′), F. Vinas for P. Aquino (70′), R. Sanchez for H. Martin (71′), A. Zendejas for S. Reyes (89′) and J. Rodriguez for M. Layun (90′).

Top player: Álvaro Fidalgo

The player who no doubt impressed América the most was Álvaro Fidalgo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 76 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Tigres UANL: Formation and Lineups

Also Tigres UANL adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Nahuel Guzmán (7.5), Vladimir Loroña (7.1), Igor Lichnovsky (6.5), Diego Reyes (6.2), Francisco Venegas (6.3), Guido Pizarro (6.6), Rafael Carioca (6.6), Sebastián Córdova (7.5), Jordy Caicedo (6.2), Luis Quiñones (7.2) and André-Pierre Gignac (7.4).

Substitutes

Tigres UANL made 4 changes: D. Reyes for Samir (63′), F. Venegas for J. Angulo (63′), R. Carioca for J. Vigon (82′) and S. Cordova for R. Fulgencio (86′).

Best player: Nahuel Guzmán

The player that probably impressed the most for Tigres UANL was the goalkeeper: Nahuel Guzmán. His rating is 7.50. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.