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 1.41 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.
With 74 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, V. Cáceres was the man in the middle. 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