America vs. Tigres is the match of matchday 11 of the Liga MX where the last two champions face each other. The Eagles seek to extend a five-year streak without losing to Tigres.
Tigres UANL last defeated América in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the 2019 Apertura Tournament. In that match they won 2-1, but then they lost the second leg by a score of 4-2.
Since then, América has gone undefeated and has won the last five games at the Azteca Stadium.
América will also seek to remain undefeated at home so far in the tournament, which maintains the strength of the Azteca Stadium for the azulcrema club. In this streak they add two victories at home: 2-0 against Querétaro and 1-0 against Cruz Azul.
The Águilas have just defeated Chivas de Guadalajara 3-0 at the Akron Stadium and scored a total of eight goals in the last two games.
For its part, Tigres lost last date 2-1 against Toluca at the Nemesio Díaz and drew 0-0 against Orlando City in the Concacaf Champions League.
America wants to go to the top of the table in Liga MX
With a record of six wins, three draws and one loss, The Eagles are in fourth place in the standings with 21 pointsone unit away from tying the leaders Rayados del Monterrey.
A triumph over the cats, whom they defeated in the final of the last championshipcould put them above Monterrey, which this Sunday will host Mazatlán FC.
América’s strength in this tournament, coached by Brazilian André Jardine, has been its defense, in which Uruguayan Cáceres has stood out by helping the team only allow six goals in 10 games, the best figure that the Rayados and the Blue Cross.
The center back has been a starter in the six games he has played in the competition, including last week in which the Eagles beat Atlas 1-5.
The Tigres of Uruguayan coach Siboldi have not had a solid tournament like the past and in 10 games he has a record of five wins, three draws and two losses, With 14 goals scored, América has 17, and nine goals conceded.
Siboldi has struggled to find consistency in a team in which his best player in recent years, Frenchman André-Pierre Gignac has suffered injuries that have not allowed him to perform at his highest level.
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