On May 1st, América hosts Cruz Azul at Estadio Azteca in a Liga MX match in the ever popular Mexico City derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed América is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Tigres UANL. Diego Valdés struck first for América in the 32nd minute on a feed from Jorge Eduardo Sanchez Ramos, then Martin Mex added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tigres UANL couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Cruz Azul is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Atlético San Luis. Ricardo Chávez struck first for Atlético San Luis in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cruz Azul was frustrated by Atlético San Luis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético San Luis ended the match with the shutout victory. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 31st, Cruz Azul hosted América at the Estadio Azteca in their last match together. Cruz Azul was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Roberto Alvarado scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Vinas Barboza tied it up for América in the 52nd minute.
Gimenez and Ángel Romero are the top scorers for Cruz Azul in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. América is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alex Zendejas and Diego Valdés each having 3 goals in their last 5.