In this week 12 match on the 3rd of April, Necaxa hosts América in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Necaxa is fresh off their 3-1 win against Pumas UNAM. Alan Medina struck first for Necaxa in the 20th minute on a feed from Dieter Villalpando, then Rodrigo Aguirre added another in the 28th minute on a penalty shot. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while américa sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Toluca. Roger Martínez struck first for América in the 7th minute on a feed from Sanchez Guerrero, then Diego Valdés added another in the 15th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Toluca couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Aug 1st, América hosted Necaxa at the Estadio Azteca in their last match together. América won by a score of 2 to 1. Salvador Reyes struck first for América in the 39th minute, but Alex Zendejas got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 68th minute.
América is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bruno Amilcar Valdez and Álvaro Fidalgo each only have 1 goal in their last five. Rodrigo Aguirre has been the most effective weapon for Necaxa lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.