
América vs Santos, 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis Malagón (Club América). Assisted by Alberto Ocejo.
- 3': Offside, Club América. Alexis Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristián Borja.
- 10': Foul by Bruno Amione (Santos Laguna).
- 10': Álex Zendejas (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Kevin Álvarez.
- 12': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Haret Ortega (Santos Laguna).
- 12': Haret Ortega (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Offside, Santos Laguna. Alberto Ocejo is caught offside.
- 17': Bruno Amione (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
- 20': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América).
- 20': Javier Abella (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Club América. Raúl Zúñiga is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Érick Sánchez (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Raúl Zúñiga.
- 23': Attempt saved. Alberto Ocejo (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis Malagón (Club América). Assisted by Fran Villalba with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis Malagón.
- 24': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Raúl Zúñiga.
- 25': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Raúl Zúñiga.
- 26': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Javier Abella.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ramón Juárez (Club América) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Club América. Brian Rodríguez replaces Allan Saint-Maximin because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt saved. Cristián Borja (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Zúñiga (Club América).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Substitution, Club América. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Raúl Zúñiga because of an injury.
- 37': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Haret Ortega.
- 38': Goal! Club América 1, Santos Laguna 0. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jonathan Pérez.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 45'+2': Alberto Ocejo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ramón Juárez (Club América).
- 45'+2': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Club América 1-0 Santos Laguna.
- 45'+8': Offside, Club América. Álex Zendejas is caught offside.
- 45'+10': Attempt blocked. Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
- 45'+11': First Half ends, Club América 1, Santos Laguna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Club América 1, Santos Laguna 0.
- 45': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Édson Gutiérrez replaces Haret Ortega.
- 46': Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Cristian Dájome (Santos Laguna).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 50': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Cristian Dájome.
- 51': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Fran Villalba.
- 51': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Salvador Mariscal.
- 52': Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América).
- 53': Attempt missed. Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 53': Foul by Érick Sánchez (Club América).
- 53': Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Santos Laguna. Bruno Amione is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
- 57': Attempt missed. Érick Sánchez (Club América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 58': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Diego Medina replaces Cristian Dájome.
- 59': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Bruno Amione.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Javier Abella (Santos Laguna).
- 61': Offside, Club América. Alexis Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 62': Goal! Club América 2, Santos Laguna 0. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Jordán Carrillo replaces Fran Villalba.
- 64': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Ramiro Sordo replaces Kevin Palacios.
- 65': Offside, Club América. Rodrigo Aguirre is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Édson Gutiérrez.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cristián Borja (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
- 67': Attempt saved. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).
- 68': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 70': Foul by Jordán Carrillo (Santos Laguna).
- 70': Érick Sánchez (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Goal! Club América 3, Santos Laguna 0. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 72': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Bruno Barticciotto replaces Alberto Ocejo.
- 73': Attempt missed. Bruno Barticciotto (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Güémez.
- 75': Substitution, Club América. Víctor Dávila replaces Álex Zendejas.
- 75': Substitution, Club América. Isaías Violante replaces Cristián Borja.
- 75': Substitution, Club América. Miguel Vázquez replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
- 78': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna).
- 79': Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 81': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Javier Abella (Santos Laguna).
- 82': Diego Medina (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Club América).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Bruno Barticciotto (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Medina with a cross.
- 83': Attempt saved. Isaías Violante (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 83': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).
- 84': Bruno Amione (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Club América).
- 84': Víctor Dávila (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jonathan Pérez.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Miguel Vázquez (Club América).
- 87': Ramiro Sordo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Bruno Barticciotto (Santos Laguna) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diego Medina.
- 89': Attempt missed. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).
- 90'+3': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Salvador Mariscal.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Israel Reyes.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jordán Carrillo (Santos Laguna).
- 90'+4': Érick Sánchez (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Club América 3, Santos Laguna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Club América 3, Santos Laguna 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 5 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
11 | Saves | 2 |
43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
5 | SHOTS | 29 |
2 | ON GOAL | 15 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
285 | Accurate Passes | 383 |
348 | Passes | 441 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
8 | Crosses | 29 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
48 | Long Balls | 40 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
14 | Tackles | 11 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
11 | Interceptions | 4 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
34 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 21,870
Liga MX Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toluca | 13 | +23 | 31 |
2 | Cruz Azul | 13 | +8 | 28 |
3 | América | 13 | +14 | 27 |
4 | Monterrey | 13 | +6 | 27 |
Line-Ups
América (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ángel Malagón (GK) |
29 | Ramón Juarez |
3 | Israel Reyes |
26 | Cristian Borja |
5 | Kevin Álvarez |
13 | Alan Cervantes |
20 | Alexis Gutierrez |
28 | Érick Sánchez |
19 | Raúl Zúñiga |
97 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
10 | Alejandro Zendejas |
Santos (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Carlos Acevedo (GK) |
188 | Jonathan Pérez |
19 | Oscar Ortega ![]() |
8 | Salvador Mariscal |
2 | Bruno Amione |
4 | José Abella |
6 | Javier Güemez |
21 | Francisco Villalba |
20 | Kevin Palacios |
7 | Cristián Dájome |
13 | Jesús Ocejo |
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