Goals and Highlights: Xolos Tijuana 0-2 América in Liga MX 2021

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Tijuana did not have a good night and were beaten 2-0 by America, who remain in second place overall after Cruz Azul's win.

Tijuana 0-2 América.

Escoboza and Viñas come in.

Aquino and Lainez come off.

América changes.

Add three more minutes.

Manotas's half turn over the top of the goal.

López enters and Córdova leaves. Change for America.

Cortizo falls inside the area and the referee makes no booking.

America goal.

Orozco gives away the rebound and Martín finishes easily to increase the lead.

López came on and Guzmán came off in Xolos' last change of the night.

¡Y EL VAR DICE GOL DEL AMÉRICA! 🙌 #XolosxFOX Se revisó si había mano en el golazo de Pedro Aquino, pero el VAR validó la anotación y las Águilas ya lo están ganando en el Estadio Caliente pic.twitter.com/VkPDwMVL5q — FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) March 4, 2021

Fidalgo and Martínez leave

Suárez and Martín enter

América changes.

Loroña and Barbona leave

Gómez and Cortizo come in

Tijuana changes.

América's goal

The VAR rectifies its decision and indicates that there is no handball and the goal is scored.

Goal disallowed for a previous handball inside the area.

Roger Martínez makes the cut back and fires a shot that goes wide. America are coming closer.

Naveda with a mid-range shot that goes over the top.

A double bicycle kick that América was attempting inside the area is cleared by Tijuana.

Sornoza and Castillo enter. Martínez and Sansores leave. Tijuana changes.

Martinez's header from a corner is deflected by Orozco.

Aquino's shot sent Orozco flying into the air and out for a corner.

Pavez's long-range shot is saved by Ochoa, who for the first time on the night gets to work.

The second half begins.

The referee does not add anything and we go to half time: Tijuana 0-0 América.

Fidel Martínez was offside and Xolos' dangerous play was over.

The game still lacks clarity, with Xolos now balanced in midfield, but still not dangerous.

Manotas's shot from half distance goes wide.

Lainez's cross easily reaches Orozco's hands.

A dangerous service to the near post is blocked by Cáceres at the near post.

Roger tried to run down the left, but was closed down by two players and robbed of the ball.

Roger is fouled to stop the counter-attack and America are awarded a direct free kick.

Martinez with a cross inside the six-yard box that is blocked by the defence.

Córdova had sent in a cross that nobody closed down at the far post.

Cáceres tried to comb the ball in at the near post, but the defender crossed for a corner.

America went all out in the first few minutes and took the ball in their opponents' territory, having already had a clear chance.

Roger Martínez's shot is saved by Orozco for the first of the night.

Xolos vs América kicks off.

In Liga MX protocol, Xolos and America take the field.

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Suárez, Escoboza, Medina, Martín, López, Viñas, Silva, Jiménez, Sánchez, Colula.

Tercero, Castillo, Sornoza, Vázquez, Ruiz, Cortizo, Gamiz, Gómez, López, Jiménez.

If Tijuana beats América, it would not only beat them, but also unseat them from third place in the Guard1anes 2021 tournament.

¡Nuestros jugadores salen a calentar a la cancha del Estadio Caliente!#VolemosJuntos #SOMOSAMÉRICA🦅 pic.twitter.com/C5IiQZzjiR — Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 4, 2021

Martín and Viñas, who is registered, will be on the bench waiting for their chance on Santiago Solari's bench.

Ochoa; Fuentes, Sánchez, Cáseres, Aguilera; Aquino, Córdova, Fidalgo, Lainez, Naveda; Martínez.

Orozco, Angulo, Jara, Loroña, Guzmán; Pavez, Martínez, Rivera, Barbona; Manotas, Sansores.

🧤 Nuestros porteros salen a calentar 🧤⚽#SOMOSAMÉRICA🦅 #SiempreÁguilas pic.twitter.com/LuW6GMN8ck — Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 4, 2021

Depending on tonight's results, America could emerge as leaders if they win and Cruz Azul lose to Mazatlan.

Xolos will wear all black tonight and America will wear the traditional yellow uniform.

América had no major problems in defeating the Tuzos of Pachuca 2-0 last Saturday.

Tijuana is coming off a late 1-1 draw against Rayados de Monterrey.

Richard Sanchez will not be available for this game because he was sent off in the game against Pachuca.

Guillermo Ochoa and América arrived at the Estadio Caliente to return to winning ways on the road.

In the Under-20 category, América won by the slimmest of margins against Xolos de Tijuana at the Caliente Stadium.

A duel at the top of the overall standings when the Xolos de Tijuana host the Águilas del América in the Guard1anes 2021 tournament. We begin.

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The balance in the last five games at the border has been very even, with one win each side and three draws; the most recent match took place in the Clausura 2020 with a 0-0 draw.

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He has only played a few games, but Alvaro Fidalgo has had good performances in the midfield, highlighting his precision in his passes to generate goal-scoring plays.

Ecuadorian Fidel Martínez is the team's leading scorer with four goals, and is one of the main players in the attacking zone.

The referee for Xolos Tijuana vs América will be Óscar Mejía García.

Ochoa; Sanchez, Casares, Aguilera, Fuentes; Aquino, Sanchez, Cordova, Fidalgo, Lainez; Martin.

Orozco; Angulo, Jara, GuzmAn, Loroña, Sornoza, Rivera, Pavez, Cortizo; Sansores, Lopez.

Although the results with Santiago Solari have been good, the soccer performance does not convince everyone, so this Wednesday they will go out with the mission to win and to please to silence their critics.

After two away games in which they barely managed to salvage a point, the Xolos have the litmus test of retaining their unbeaten home record against America.

The Xolos Tijuana vs America match will be played at the stadium Caliente, in Tijuana. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:06pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.