In this week 11 match on Aug 27th, Mazatlán plays 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 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 12th placed Mazatlán, recorded a 1-1 draw against Juárez. Alfonso Sanchez struck first for Mazatlán in the 11th minute, but Gabriel Fernández got the equalizer for Juárez in the 48th minute earning Juárez a comeback draw. Mazatlán is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed América is fresh off their 7-0 blowout win against Cruz Azul. Sanchez Guerrero scored the first goal for América in the 14th minute, then Jonathan Rodriguez added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Martin Mex At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cruz Azul couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Martin Mex has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored six goals for América. Mazatlán is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Oswaldo Alanís and Alfonso Sanchez each having 2 goals in their last five.