Goals and Highlights: America 2-1 Leon in Liga MX 2021

It's over! With a late goal, América defeats the champion at the Azteca stadium.

Goal, goal, goal for America! The decision is rectified and the referee points out that there was no offside on the part of Viñas, who sent the ball into the back of the net after a cross from Suárez.

Goal by...! CANCELLED! The referee signals offside for the home team.

Change of America. Alonso Escoboza replaces Mauro Lainez.

Double substitution for the visitors. Jesús Godínez and Nico Sosa come on for Joe Campbell and Ángel Mena.

Near León! A great team move that culminated in a shot by Meneses, but the Emerald's shot was off target and ended up sending the ball wide. 

Near León! Good crossing by the defense prevents Mena from scoring the go-ahead goal.

Roger Martinez has a good chance to shoot, but the visiting defense prevents the play from growing.

Leo Suarez's shot goes well over Cota's goal.

Change of Leon. Víctor Dávila comes off for David Ramírez.

Uff! After Navarro's cross, Mena heads the ball over Ochoa's goal.

Double change for the locals. Leo Suárez and Roger Martínez are substituted by Álvaro Fidalgo and Sebastián Córdova.

Ochoa! Great save by the goalkeeper to prevent León from taking the lead.

Change of America. Federico Viñas replaces Henry Martin.

He missed it! Emanuel Aguilera sends the shot over the crossbar and then tries to counter-attack and ends up kicking the ball out.

Penalty! The referee awards a penalty kick after Córdova receives contact inside the León box.

VAR! The referee will review a possible penalty on Córdova.

Córdova's excellent play ends up getting into Cota's area, but the player falls inside the box.

A great run by Lainez ends with a cross and Córdova sends his shot over Cota's goal.

Change for América. Santiago Naveda replaces Pedro Aquino.

 

Change for América. Santiago Naveda replaces Pedro Aquino.

The second half begins and both América and León will be looking for the victory.

It's over! The first half is over at the Azteca Stadium and the score is tied.

Lainez's cross to Jorge Sánchez, but the latter fails to control the ball and ends up kicking it out of play.

The one America is missing! Laine reached the end line, but when he sent in the cross, no one got to the ball and the visiting defense cleared it out without any problems.

A very tight game in the midfield, with both teams looking to reach the opponent's goal.

A high cross is headed by Henry, but it goes over the goal.

A good finish by América, but Henry Martin over-ran the ball into Cota's hands.

Close! After a defensive rebound, the ball is given to Mena, who is encouraged to shoot from outside the area and his shot goes slightly wide.

Rodriguez's shot was deflected away, preventing América's offense from shooting inside their own area.

A good arrival by América that culminates in a shot by Aquino that goes over the goal.

America's goal! After a cross from Lainez, Henry Martin appears inside the box and heads in the equalizer.

Goal by Leon! Right at the start of the match, Dávila scores the first goal.

The meeting kicks off in Mexico City.

R. Cota; F. Navarro, W. Tesillo, S. Barreiro, O. Rodríguez; A. Mena, J. Meneses, S. Colombatto, F. González; V. Dávila, J. Campbell.

¡SIEMPRE CON NUESTRO LEÓN! ¡DALE CARAJO!

¡Regístrate en https://t.co/ScUYtgt40b y recibe $400 de regalo apostando por #LaFiera! 📲 https://t.co/dbNcCZA2dT #ApuestaPorLaLiga #MásAcciónMásDiversión @calientesports pic.twitter.com/KOuPod3Stl

— Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) March 7, 2021

G. Ochoa; L. Fuentes, J. Sánchez, S. Cáceres, E. Aguilera; P. Aquino, S. Córdova, R. Sánchez, A. Fidalgo, M. Lainez; H. Martín.

Nuestro 1️⃣1️⃣ vs León:

13 | 🇲🇽 @yosoy8a 🧤 ©️
2 | 🇲🇽 Luis Fuentes
3 | 🇲🇽 @Jorgiesanchez1
4 | 🇺🇾 @Seba4Caceres
5 | 🇵🇪 Pedro Aquino
17 | 🇲🇽 @Cordovar97
19 | 🇦🇷 Ema Aguilera
20 | 🇵🇾 @richardsanchez
22 | 🇪🇸 @Alvaro10fidalgo
21 | 🇲🇽 @HenryMartinM
28 | 🇲🇽 @MLainezLeyva pic.twitter.com/vAc8Q3slQ6

— Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 7, 2021

With a special message, the Eagles take to the field to warm up before the match.

¡Nuestros jugadores salen a calentar a la cancha del Estadio Azteca! #JugamosPorLaIgualdad #SOMOSAMÉRICA 🦅 pic.twitter.com/xyE9k0wUdc

— Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 7, 2021

The visitors' goalkeepers are now ready to warm up.

A LA CANCHA 🇳🇬

📱 https://t.co/vepG0s4tq6 pic.twitter.com/bu6VDISvwM

— Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) March 7, 2021

León has not beaten América at home since the Clausura 2019.

#SabíasQue 🧐

De los 18 juegos disputados en el Azteca, en 6 ocasiones los Esmeraldas ha vencido a los Azulcrema.

La última vez que @clubleonfc derrotó al América en el Coloso fue en el #CL19 con goles de José Macías y doblete de Ángel Mena. #Guard1anes2021 ⚽ #LigaBBVAMX pic.twitter.com/mX3LU0ihUk

— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) March 6, 2021

The Azulcremas are already at the Coloso de Santa Ursula ready to play this matchday's match.

📽️ | ¡Llegamos a CAsa 🏟️#SOMOSAMÉRICA 🔸🔷🔸 pic.twitter.com/3UifTeHhd3

— Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 7, 2021

The emeralds are already at the Azteca, ready to play their tenth match of the tournament.

LLEGÓ EL LEÓN 🦁

Nuestros jugadores ya hicieron su aparición en el Estadio Azteca 🏟 y están listos para #LoQueViene 🇳🇬.

A las 7:00 PM arranca el partido. pic.twitter.com/FhztkCvb2f

— Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) March 6, 2021

America will come out with its numbers in purple, in honor of women.

Hoy las Águilas salen con los números en color morado, en honor de todas las mujeres 🦅#JugamosPorLaIgualdad #SiempreConEllas pic.twitter.com/lkRwNguGtr

— Club América (@ClubAmerica) March 6, 2021

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R. Cota; A. Mosquera, F. Navarro, W. Tesillo, S. Barreiro; A. Mena, J. Meneses, S. Colombatto, D. Ramírez; J. Campbell, E. Giggliotti.

G. Ochoa; L. Fuentes, J. Sánchez, S. Cáceres, E. Aguilera; P. Aquino, S. Córdova, A. Fidalgo, M. Lainez, S. Naveda; R. Martínez.

El León, although they have had flashes, have not been able to show what they did last tournament. With two wins and a draw, they are in the penultimate position; in their last match, they lost to Puebla.

Solari's Eagles are coming into this match with two wins in a row, so they are in good spirits for this match. In their last match, they were victorious against Xolos at the Estadio Caliente.

The América vs León match will be played at the Azteca stadium, in Mexico City. The kick-off is scheduled at 06:00pm ET.

My name is Lorena Solórzano and I’ll 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.