América 3-1 Xolos – Las Águilas soar on their home debut | OneFootball

América earns its first victory of the season by defeating Xolos 3-1 at home.

André Jardine changed the formation compared to what we saw in matchday 1; he returned to a back four and this time, Alexis Gutiérrez started as a starter.

65′ Substitutions – Out: Sebastián Cáceres, Jonathan dos Santos, and Kevin Álvarez – In: Isaías Violante, José Zúñiga, and Israel Reyes.

74′ Substitution – Out: Rodrigo Aguirre (Injured) – In: Alan Cervantes.

84′ Substitution – Out: Alejandro Zendejas – In: Ramón Juárez.

33′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Brian Rodríguez scores from the penalty spot to open the scoring.

55′ Xolos Goal – Long pass from Mora that leaves Castañeda completely alone in front of Cota. Lichnovsky was out of position and played the Xolos forward onside.

63′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Rodrigo Aguirre scored after a great cross from Isaías Violante.

89′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Brian Rodríguez scores after controlling a long ball spectacularly and cutting inside to make it 3-1.

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Unlike what we saw against Juárez, a match in which the Águilas prioritized defensive work, for this match André Jardine sent out a more offensive starting eleven and it showed on the field.

The team had a couple of very interesting plays through Rodrigo Aguirre’s feet in the first 15 minutes to try to get ahead, but the opposing goalkeeper prevented any goals from the Águilas.

The team is still missing someone who can bring more clarity to the attack; in fact, the most dangerous play came thanks to Sebastián Cáceres, who entered the box after receiving a pass and was fouled for a penalty, which was then converted by Brian Rodríguez.

In the second half, we saw exactly the same, but with the difference that Xolos pushed their lines forward a bit to look for the equalizer, and got it in the 55th minute.

Just like we pointed out last tournament, the team needs a player who is capable of creating goal-scoring opportunities and has the skill to win one-on-ones; it’s hard to understand that at this stage, they still haven’t signed a player of that style.

The match was stopped in the 63rd minute due to a thunderstorm.

André Jardine decided to bring on Isaías Violante after the match resumed and his impact was immediate with a great assist for Rodrigo Aguirre.

And right in the final minutes of the match, a precise long ball from Israel Reyes to Brian Rodríguez, who brought the ball down superbly to score the definitive 3-1.

América’s next match will be against Toluca for the Campeón de Campeones this Sunday.

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