On the 17th of February, Mazatlán will play host to América in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 15th placed Mazatlán is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Tijuana. Nicolás Benedetti scored the first goal for Mazatlán in the 43rd minute, then Roberto Meraz Bernal added another in the 88th minute In the end, Tijuana couldn’t muster any offence and Mazatlán ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed América, recorded a 3-2 win against Santos Laguna. Bruno Amilcar Valdez struck first for Santos Laguna on an own goal in the 10th minute, then Diego Valdés tied it up for América in the 13th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 57th minute on a penalty goal by Bruno Amilcar Valdez. América is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 12th, América hosted Mazatlán in their last match together. América won by a score of 2 to 0. Álvaro Fidalgo scored the first goal for América in the 29th minute, then Fernando Madrigal added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Valdez In the end, Mazatlán was frustrated by América’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. América ended the match with the shutout victory.
Salvador Reyes has been the most prolific scorer on América in his last 5 matches with two goals. Nicolás Benedetti has been the most prolific scorer on Mazatlán in the last five matches with two goals.