Highlights: Pumas 0-0 America in Liga MX

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The match ends. Pumas 0-0 América.

PUMAS IS SAVED! A cross into the box where Reyes closed in for a shot that goes over the crossbar.

The referee adds five minutes to the match.

América: Santi Naveda leaves and Alejandro Zendejas enters.

REYES! He enters the box and sends a shot that the Pumas defense blocks.

Pumas: Favio Álvarez and Juan Dinneno are out; Omar Islas and Nicolás Freire are in.

América: Roger Martínez enters and Juan Otero leaves.

Double yellow card for Diogo de Oliveira, who is sent off.

Ochoa is treated by the medical team after a foul by Diogo, who receives a yellow card.

TALAVERA! Salvador Reyes' left-footed shot almost in the corner of the area, but the Pumas goalkeeper turns the ball away for a corner kick.

Álvaro Fidalgo lies on the grass after a collision with Velarde.

Pumas: Leo López and Rogerio are out; Corozo and Diogo are in.

VIÑAS! A cross from Diego Valdés that Viñas could not get on the end of. Arturo Ortíz stepped in to prevent the América player from sending the ball on goal.

We reached the hour mark. The match is locked in the midfield and still not generating danger.

A cross into the box looked for Fuentes, but the América player lacked the inches to score the goal.

Yellow card for Bruno Valdéz.

VALDÉS! The America player sends a shot wide of the goal. The aguilas player came close to opening the scoring.

The second half starts!

First half ends. Pumas 0-0 América.

Dinneno and Jorge Sánchez collide and fall to the turf.

The referee adds five minutes to the first half.

DINNENO AGAIN! Powerful shot from outside the area that passes very close to Ochoa's goal.

JORDAN SILVA! Excellent sweep by the América player after a shot on goal by Favio Álvarez.

Silent VAR review for a possible handball in the area.

We have passed the first half hour of the match. The intensity has dropped, but both teams are still looking for a goal.

Pumas: Jerónimo Rodríguez is out injured and Sebastián Saucedo is in.

The medical assistants come in to attend to Jero Rodríguez.

Jerónimo Rodríguez's shot goes over the goal.

Great save by Talavera.

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The referee decides not to award a penalty kick in favor of América and marks a previous offside.

The referee goes to the VAR to check a possible penalty kick for América.

VALDÉS MISSES! He went in alone with a shot that Talavera blocks with a great save to prevent the first goal.

OTERO! The american player tries a header that goes just wide of Talavera's post.

Arturo Ortíz's header is well saved by Ochoa.

OCHOA! Dinneno takes a shot from outside the area, but the América goalkeeper deflects it for a corner kick.

The match starts!

The warm-up ends on the field at the Olímpico Universitario. The teams head to the dressing room to change. The match is about to begin.

Ochoa, Fuentes, Sánchez, Valdez, Silva, Fidalgo, Valdés, Reyes, Naveda, Viñas y Otero.

Talavera, Mozo, Rodríguez, Velarde, Ortíz, Meritao, Álvarez, López, Galindo, Dinenno y Oliveira

On the other hand, the home team will also have important absentees such as Nicolás Freire. Lillini's team reported that the defender will be out of action due to a muscular injury in his left hamstring, while goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera was able to recover for this match after suffering from bursitis in his right shoulder.

In the last few hours, the absence of Henry Martín was confirmed, who will not be able to play in this Clasico Capitalino due to a respiratory tract infection he suffered a few days ago. In addition, Pedro Aquino, Emilio Lara and Sebastián Cáceres are still recovering from their respective injuries.

The last time the universitarios and azulcremas met was in the quarterfinals of the second leg of the Apertura 2021, played at the Azteca Stadium, where Pumas managed to eliminate América by a resounding score of 1-3 thanks to goals from Alan Mozo, Washington Corozo and Higor Meritao. 

On the other hand, Alan Mozo, who is having a great tournament with the university club, also appeared at the press conference and said that despite the fact that the Águilas are not going through a good moment, he considers the fierce rival as one of the most important teams in Mexico. "América will always be América, one of the most important in the country and they have enough quality in their players to get out of this and on Saturday it will be a nice confrontation. "There is no favorite, we all know the capacity of América's squad, I believe that in these matches when one is the leader and the other is in last place, it's to the death and I believe there are no favorites," he pointed out.

In a pre-match press conference, Roger Martinez commented that América's situation is not due to an attitude issue and that this Saturday the situation can be reversed if they defeat Pumas "It's not an attitude issue. You always have to be strong in your head, in your heart and when it's time to take the field you have to give your best. I know that we are going to get out of this, we are all committed, the coaching staff and every player that enters the field will give their best. I know that everything will be fine from now on," said the Aguilas attacker.

Many players have worn both jerseys. Among those who stand out are: Adolfo Ríos, Hugo Sánchez, Nicolás Castillo,Efraín Juárez, Rubens Sambueza, Enrique Borja, Braulio Luna, Luis García, Rafael Márquez Lugo and the most recent, Luis Fuentes who currently plays for the Águilas.

With the respective sanitary measures in place, both Pumas and Aguilas have just arrived at the Olímpico Universitario Stadium for tonight's match, which is just minutes away from kick-off.

 

Historically, this is one of the most passionate clashes in Mexican soccer, with several matches that have been very attractive and full of goals. A total of 148 goals have been scored, 66 for Pumas and 82 for América. Likewise, the scales register a total of 61 meetings, with a wide advantage in favor of the Azulcremas, who have won on 25 occasions to 14 wins for the universitarios; there have only been 22 draws.

The venue for this Clásico Capitalino will be the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, a multi-purpose sports venue that belongs to the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and is home to the Pumas de la UNAM. This stadium is located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It has a capacity for 72 thousand spectators and today will have a night game against the University's fierce rival.

We begin with coverage of another edition of the Clasico Capitalino between Pumas and America, which is just under an hour away from kicking off at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario. The locals want to continue with the good goal-scoring inertia and climb up the standings, but their fierce rival has the urgency to win in order to give Solari oxygen and thus get out of the bottom of the table. Can Pumas ruin the visitors' plans? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.

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Roger Martinez | Despite the fact that America has scored goals in all of its matches this season (except against Atlas), the aguilas have found it difficult to maintain and extend their advantages in order to achieve victories. Roger, the Colombian player who has remained in Coapa despite rumors that he was out of the team since his time with Miguel Herrera, has shown improvement under Solari. His speed and ability to break free in the box are qualities that Pumas should pay attention to. Roger has one goal in the Clausura 2022.

Juan Ignacio Dinneno | The Argentine striker already knows what it is like to score in capital classics and in the last two weeks, Dinneno has found the goal again. He scored in both games against Saprissa, so Juan Ignacio is in high spirits for this match. Dinneno must take advantage of the goal-scoring inertia and contribute up front to get the victory today. The Argentinean has great qualities for heading and is always in the area.

Guillermo Ochoa, Jorge Mere, Bruno Valdez, Jorge Sanchez, Luis Fuentes; Miguel Layun, Salvador Reyes, Richard Sanchez, Diego Valdes, Henry Martin, Roger Martinez.

Alfredo Talavera; Jeronimo Rodriguez, Efrain Velarde, Nicolas Freire, Arturo Ortiz; Sebastian Saucedo, Higor Meritao, Leo Lopez, Ricardo Galindo; Juan Dinenno, Rogerio de Oliveira.

The central referee for this Clasico Capitalino between Pumas vs America will be Fernando Guerrero; Enrique Isaac Bustos, first line; Marco Antonio Bisguerra, second line; Victor Alfonso Caceres, fourth assistant.

On the other hand, the Azulcrema squad coached by Solari has not been the super leader America of the last tournament and they are currently sinking in a crisis that the aguilas have not seen for a long time. The pressure has reached Coapa and after six games, America is at the bottom of the general table, to be more precise in 16th place, with only 4 points from one win, one draw and four defeats. In their most recent match, Solari's aguilas suffered a painful defeat at the Azteca Stadium after a great match by the Tuzos of Pachuca, who returned home with a 3-1 victory.

Pumas de la Universidad, coached by Andrés Lillini, will arrive at this capital city derby in high spirits after advancing to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. In midweek, the universitarios beat Costa Rica's Saprissa 4-1 at home. In the local league, they are currently in 7th place overall with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, accumulating 10 points so far in the Clausura 2022. Last season, Pumas visited the reigning Mexican soccer champion and shared points after a scoreless draw.

The Pumas - America match will be played at the Stadium Olimpico Universitario, in CDMX, Mexico. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00 pm ET.

This afternoon, Saturday's matchday 7 activity will take place in the country's capital with a new edition of the capital city derby, where universitarios and azulcremas will once again meet at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. On the one hand, Pumas are the favorites to take the three points as they have been performing well together throughout the season, and on the other hand, Solari's America is in urgent need of a victory to get out of the bottom of the table.

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