Highlights
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7th shoot
América de Lara Goal
Cifuentes shot it and it was over.
Victory for América in penalty kicks 6-5.
6th shoot
América goal by Cáceres
Goal LAFC Escobar
5th shoot
Goal America by Cabecita Rodriguez
Goal LAFC Gareth Bale
4th shoot
Goal America Campos
Goal LAFC Sanchez.
3rd shoot
Zendejas, America, misses the goalkeeper's shot.
LAFC goal by Jennings.
2nd shoot
Goal América Henry Martín
Goal LAFC Carlos Vela.
1st shoot
Goal America Bruno Valdez
Palacios misses for LAFC in front of Jiménez's save.
End game
LAFC 0-0 América and there will be penalty kicks.
90'
Add 3 more minutes.
90'
Bale's free kick shot into the wall.
85'
The emotions have not yet arrived, although in the event of a tie, the winner will be defined by a penalty shootout.
76'
LAFC's Escobar is cautioned and America is awarded a free kick.
74'
Zendejas' shot from outside the area is blocked by the goalkeeper.
68'
Campos' tight cross from a corner kick hits the outside of the net.
63'
Jennings is offside and LAFC's offensive play is nullified.
There will also be multiple changes for América, including the introduction of Rodríguez, Aquino and Zendejas.
62'
Multiple changes are on the horizon for LAFC including the entry of Welshman Gareth Bale.
55'
Martinez's shot was saved by the LAFC goalkeeper.
51'
Lara's powerful shot was saved by the defender on the goal line in the most dangerous action of the game.
48'
Martinez's shot is saved by the goalkeeper at the near post. America comes close.
46'
Arango's shot inside the area goes wide of the goal.
46'
The second half begins between LAFC and América.
Half time
LAFC 0-0 America.
45'
Two minutes are added.
42'
The referee goes to review the play and changes the determination, Fall is only cautioned.
40'
Mamadou Fall is sent off after a foul on Viñas.
38'
A cross to the near post that Cáceres ends up rejecting.
34'
Rodriguez complains about a slap for the referee to call a penalty, but nothing is called.
30'
The LAFC goalkeeper's hands are the only ones to get an easy shot.
22'
Martinez's shot hits a defender and there will be a corner kick.
19'
Opoku breaks away at speed but his shot is blocked by Oscar Jimenez.
17'
Richard Sanchez's free kick hit the wall and America wasted the chance.
14'
Layún takes a long-range shot that goes wide.
12'
LAFC's play no longer succeeds due to an advanced position.
8'
Opoku can't make the breakaway and Valdez steals the ball on the edge of the area.
3'
Layún's first-time shot goes over the top of the goal.
0'
The game between LAFC and America of the Leagues Cup begins.
Minutes away
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LAFC Substitutes
21 Christian Torres
11 Gareth Bale
10 Carlos Vela
3 Jesús Murillo
12 Diego Palacios
2 Franco Escobar
30 Tomas Romero
20 José Cifuentes
28 Antonio Leone
26 Cal Jennings
6 Ilie Sánchez
14 Giorgio Chiellini
America substitutes
187 Karel Campos
5 Pedro Aquino
13 Guillermo Ochoa
35 Fernando Tapia
3 Jorge Sánchez
204 Ralph Orquin
186 Juan Blanco
11 Jonathan Rodríguez
201 Sebastián Martínez
17 Alejandro Zendejas
21 Henry Martín
25 Jürgen Damm
XI LAFC
77 John McCarthy, 5 Mamadou Fall, 4 Eddie Segura, 24 Ryan Hollingshead, 25 Sebastien Ibeagha, 32 Sebastián Méndez, 23 Kellyn Acosta, 17 Brian Rodríguez, 9 Cristian Arango, 22 Kwadwo Opoku, 7 Latif Blessing.
XI America
27 Óscar Jiménez, 4 Sebastián Cáceres, 23 Emilio Lara, 18 Bruno Valdez, 20 Richard Sánchez, 206 Mauricio Reyes, 6 Jonathan dos Santos, 202 Iker Moreno, 19 Miguel Layún, 24 Federico Viñas, 200 Román Martínez.
Special Visit
This morning, the Águilas shared a visit from Lorenzo Mata, a Mexican basketball player who caused great joy among the Azulcrema squad.
Recibimos una visita especial previo al juego en LA
— Club América (@ClubAmerica) August 3, 2022
Lorenzo Mata "Matador" @RealMataLo14
📹 | https://t.co/8D43luY2Cx
#SomosAmérica 🦅🇲🇽🏀 TOUR ÁGUILA pic.twitter.com/ZDq7uJAFUP
The stars are here
LAFC arrived at SoFi Stadium, emphasizing that they are looking to maintain the hegemony that MLS has had in recent months with Liga MX.
📍 @SoFiStadium
— LAFC (@LAFC) August 4, 2022
📅 8:15 PM PT
🔜 @ClubAmerica
📺 @espn | @Univision
⚽️ @LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/C5zpky4Rf4
No pressure
Yesterday, Fernando Ortiz indicated that he was not pressured by what is being said on social networks about Fuera Tano, so he indicated that he is focused on his team; he also said he did not know how LAFC is doing and Carlos Vela answered him the same way, that he did not know anything about América.
The first game
The first game at SoFi Stadium was a 2-0 victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy against a Chivas team that rotated its roster, but looked very ineffective in attack.
Start
The Leagues Cup double bill continues with the clash between Liga MX teams and MLS teams. Now it's time to watch the Águilas del América against LAFC. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
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What time is America vs LAFC match for Leagues Cup 2022?
This is the start time of the game America vs LAFC of August 3rd in several countries:
Argentina: 12:15 AM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 11:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 12:15 AM
Chile: 12:15 AM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 10:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 10:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
United States (ET): 11:15 PM on TUDN
Spain: 5:15 AM
Mexico: 10:15 PM on TUDN
Paraguay: 10:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 10:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 12:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
America vs LAFC Background
It should be noted that the only previous meeting between these two teams occurred two years ago in the "fleeting tournament" of the Concachampions due to the coronavirus pandemic, where LAFC defeated América in the Semifinals, although they were eventually defeated by André-Pierre Gignac's Tigres.
LAFC 3-1 America, CONCACAF Champions League 2020
Key Player LAFC
One of the great attractions for this game is to see the Mexican Carlos Vela playing, precisely against a Mexican rival; as he has shown that he is still at a great level in MLS and will seek to help his club to stay with this match.
Key player America
He has been strongly criticized, but in recent games he has responded with goals, one against Real Madrid and a brace in the defeat against Leon, so Henry Martin will be the player to follow with the mission that he can maintain his scoring streak, remembering that he is in contention to attend the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Last roster LAFC
16 Maxime Crépeau, 14 Giorgio Chiellini, 3 Jesús Murillo, 12 Diego Palacios, 2 Franco Escobar, 6 Ilie Sánchez, 20 José Cifuentes, 7 Latif Blessing, 9 Cristian Arango, 22 Kwadwo Opoku, 10 Carlos Vela.
Last roster America
13 Guillermo Ochoa, 14 Néstor Araujo, 23 Emilio Lara, 2 Luis Fuentes, 3 Jorge Sánchez, 8 Álvaro Fidalgo, 5 Pedro Aquino, 10 Diego Valdés, 17 Alejandro Zendejas, 11 Jonathan Rodríguez, 21 Henry Martín.
LAFC: proving they are better
If there is a team that is dominating in MLS, it is LAFC, which has among its many stars, elements such as Carlos Vela, Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini, who have been important factors for the LAFC team to dominate its MLS conference. This game will serve to give Bale more minutes and show that they can give a blow of authority to the Mexican league. Last Friday they managed to come from behind at home to beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1.
America: gaining confidence
The Águilas del América left good sensations in their international friendly games against European teams, where they managed to draw 2-2 against Real Madrid, but in Liga MX they are at the bottom of the standings and have just lost 3-2 against León, even though they added 10 minutes and had one more, so this game will have to help them gain confidence for the remainder of the Apertura 2022.
New stadium
Despite the fact that SoFi Stadium was inaugurated in 2020, due to the pandemic it could not be opened to the public and until last season the fans were able to see it for the NFL Rams and Chargers games; but this will be the first time it will host soccer matches, remembering that it will be one of the venues to host the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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The Kick-off
The America vs LAFC match will be played at the SoFi Stadium, in Los Angeles, United States. The kick-off is scheduled at 23:15 pm ET.
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