Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — América 1st with 16 points, Santos Laguna 17th with 1, 15 apart. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, América ran at 2 scored and 0.33 conceded, Santos Laguna at 0.67 and 1.83.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — América 7, draws 4, Santos Laguna 1, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Mexico City Stadium (capacity 87,523). Half-time and full-time told different stories: América led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
América: Henry Martin (2'), Brian Rodríguez (73'), Alejandro Cardenas (90')
Key stats
Possession: América 52% · Santos Laguna 48% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 4-11