Week 8 brings us a match on Mar 2nd, where América and Querétaro will play a match in Mexico City in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. América sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Pachuca. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 28th minute on a feed from Avilés Hurtado, then Avilés Hurtado added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Guzman Guzman. América looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 11th placed Querétaro is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Toluca. Maximiliano Perg scored the first goal for Querétaro in the 10th minute, but Leonardo Fernández got the equalizer for Toluca in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Toluca at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Jul 23rd, Querétaro and América battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Querétaro nor América could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Ángel Sepúlveda has been the most prolific scorer on Querétaro in his last five matches with 2 goals. América’s top weapon lately has been Martin Mex, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.