Toluca vs América, 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
Toluca are hosting América
at Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca, Mexico, starting on
. The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 3': Offside, Club América. Allan Saint-Maximin is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Israel Reyes (Club América).
- 5': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 7': Sebastián Cáceres (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Érick Sánchez (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 12': Foul by Paulinho (Toluca).
- 12': Ramón Juárez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Franco Romero (Toluca).
- 15': Foul by Franco Romero (Toluca).
- 15': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Pereira with a headed pass.
- 19': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 20': Attempt missed. Diego Barbosa (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 21': Offside, Club América. Allan Saint-Maximin is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 23': Offside, Toluca. Paulinho is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Kevin Álvarez.
- 29': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 31': Attempt missed. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 32': Foul by Cristián Borja (Club América).
- 32': Helinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luis Malagón (Club América). Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Malagón (Club América).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).
- 37': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Federico Pereira (Toluca) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Helinho (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Ruíz.
- 40': Goal! Toluca 1, Club América 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Castro following a fast break.
- 42': Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
- 42': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 45': Attempt missed. Érick Sánchez (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Club América. Alexis Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Bruno Méndez (Toluca).
- 45'+5': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
- 45'+5': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Toluca 1, Club América 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Toluca 1, Club América 0.
- 45': Substitution, Club América. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
- 45': Substitution, Club América. Álex Zendejas replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 47': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hugo González (Toluca). Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Everardo López.
- 51': Foul by Cristián Borja (Club América).
- 51': Helinho (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Penalty Toluca. Paulinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Luis Malagón (Club América) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Malagón (Club América).
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Paulinho (Toluca).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Goal! Toluca 2, Club América 0. Helinho (Toluca) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 61': Álex Zendejas (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hugo González (Toluca). Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 62': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Hugo González.
- 63': Substitution, Toluca. Juan Domínguez replaces Helinho.
- 63': Substitution, Toluca. Jesús Angulo replaces Nicolás Castro.
- 64': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 64': Álex Zendejas (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Érick Sánchez (Club América) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre.
- 65': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Federico Pereira.
- 66': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hugo González (Toluca). Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
- 68': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Hugo González.
- 68': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).
- 69': Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 73': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
- 73': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).
- 74': Álex Zendejas (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 76': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 77': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Everardo López (Toluca).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Israel Reyes (Club América).
- 81': Substitution, Toluca. Antonio Briseño replaces Everardo López because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Club América. Igor Lichnovsky replaces Israel Reyes because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cristián Borja (Club América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Cáceres.
- 83': Offside, Toluca. Juan Domínguez is caught offside.
- 83': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 83': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Federico Pereira.
- 86': Foul by Juan Domínguez (Toluca).
- 86': Sebastián Cáceres (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Club América. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Sebastián Cáceres.
- 87': Substitution, Club América. Patricio Salas replaces Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 90': Substitution, Toluca. Héctor Herrera replaces Marcel Ruíz.
- 90': Substitution, Toluca. Robert Morales replaces Paulinho.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Allan Saint-Maximin (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Toluca).
- 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Club América).
- 90'+3': Juan Domínguez (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Jonathan dos Santos (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Handball by Jonathan dos Santos (Club América).
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luis Malagón (Club América). Assisted by Federico Pereira.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Toluca 2, Club América 0.
- 0': Match ends, Toluca 2, Club América 0.
Statistics
 AME |
TOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
| 441 | Passes | 329 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 26 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Attendance: 27,273
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Attendance: 27,273
Liga MX Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 17 | +19 | 36 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | +12 | 35 |
| 4 | América | 17 | +15 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Toluca (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo González (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Pereira  |
| 25 | Everardo López |
| 4 | Bruno Méndez |
| 14 | Marcel Ruiz |
| 5 | Franco Romero |
| 20 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Diego Zaragoza |
| 26 | Paulinho |
| 8 | Nicolás Castro |
| 11 | Helinho |
América (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Malagón (GK) |
| 29 | Ramón Juarez |
| 26 | Cristian Borja |
| 4 | Sebastián Cáceres |
| 8 | Álvaro Fidalgo |
| 3 | Israel Reyes |
| 20 | Alexis Gutierrez |
| 5 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 97 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 7 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 28 | Érick Sánchez |
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