Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs América, 2020 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura 2020

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
FT
0 - 0
América

About

Cruz Azul are hosting América at Estadio Banorte, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, América. Jorge Sánchez tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Nicolás Benedetti (América) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henry Martín.
  • 5': Corner, América. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Francisco Córdova (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Francisco Córdova (América) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Fuentes.
  • 13': Corner, América. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
  • 15': Offside, América. Francisco Córdova tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 16': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sebastián Cáceres.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 20': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
  • 20': Nicolás Benedetti (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Offside, América. Francisco Córdova tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Emanuel Aguilera (América).
  • 22': Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Romo with a headed pass.
  • 24': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Emanuel Aguilera.
  • 25': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
  • 25': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 28': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar Jiménez.
  • 29': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
  • 29': Giovani dos Santos (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (América).
  • 30': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Nicolás Benedetti (América).
  • 31': Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Nicolás Benedetti (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (América).
  • 33': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 39': Substitution, América. Ramón Juarez replaces Sebastián Cáceres because of an injury.
  • 40': Offside, América. Henry Martín tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 41': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Luis Fuentes.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Giménez with a headed pass.
  • 44': Foul by Nicolás Benedetti (América).
  • 44': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, América 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, América 0.
  • 46': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 47': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juarez.
  • 51': Foul by Emanuel Aguilera (América).
  • 51': Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Emanuel Aguilera (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Substitution, América. Santiago Cáseres replaces Emanuel Aguilera because of an injury.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 56': Foul by Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul).
  • 56': Francisco Córdova (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Francisco Córdova (América).
  • 57': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 62': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 62': Francisco Córdova (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Romo.
  • 65': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Yoshimar Yotún replaces Elías Hernández.
  • 66': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Santiago Cáseres.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, América. Federico Viñas replaces Giovani dos Santos.
  • 71': Substitution, América. Andrés Ibargüen replaces Francisco Córdova.
  • 71': Substitution, América. Leonardo Gabriel Suárez replaces Nicolás Benedetti.
  • 72': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Roberto Alvarado replaces Santiago Giménez.
  • 74': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 74': Ramón Juarez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Federico Viñas (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
  • 76': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (América).
  • 76': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Escobar.
  • 81': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Paul Aguilar.
  • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 85': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 85': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Andrés Ibargüen (América).
  • 85': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, América. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 87': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Federico Viñas (América).
  • 87': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Misael Domínguez replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Misael Domínguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 89': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar Jiménez.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Romo with a through ball.
  • 90': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar Jiménez.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Luis Fuentes.
  • 90'+2': Andrés Ibargüen (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, América 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 0, América 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 12
7 Saves 1
48.6 Possession 51.4
3 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
277 Accurate Passes 302
348 Passes 360
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
16 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 41
31 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 8
18 Effective Clearances 16
18 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Banorte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Pumas UNAM 17 +17 36
2 Guadalajara 17 +16 36
3 Cruz Azul 17 +13 33
4 Pachuca 17 +6 31
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 José Corona (GK)
5 Igor Lichnovsky Yellow Card
4 Julio Domínguez
16 Adrián Aldrete
24 Juan Escobar
15 Ignacio Rivero
7 Luis Romo
31 Orbelín Pineda
11 Elías Hernández
21 Jonathan Rodríguez
29 Santiago Gimenez
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Josué Domínguez, Andrés Gudiño, Josué Reyes, Pablo Aguilar, Roberto Alvarado, Alex Castro, Yoshimar Yotún, Jonathan Borja, Alexis Gutierrez, José Joaquín Martínez.

AME América (3-5-2)

No. Name
27 Óscar Jiménez (GK)
19 Emanuel Aguilera Yellow Card
2 Luis Fuentes
4 Sebastián Cáceres
20 Richard Sánchez
14 Nicolas Benedetti Yellow Card
17 Sebastián Córdova
3 Jorge Sánchez
22 Paul Aguilar
10 Giovani Dos Santos
21 Henry Martín
América Substitutes:
Federico Viñas, Santiago Caseres, Roger Martínez, Andrés Felipe Ibargüen, Luis Reyes, Leo Suárez, Ramón Juarez, Fernando Gonzalez, Alonso Escoboza, Fernando Tapia.

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