The best team of the regular season locks horns with the defending champions. Get a hold of this exciting playoff match in the Mexican top flight.

What is América and León's form ahead of this game?

América se presenta a este juego tras ganar tres de sus cuatro más recientes juegos, aunque el último partido de las Águilas finalizó en derrota ante Cruz Azul. Los azulcremas han mejorado un poco en defensa, pues solo han admitido dos goles en esos cuatro juegos, ambos a manos de Cruz Azul y uno de ellos por la vía del penal.

León llega con racha de tres juegos ganados, y si no fuera por la derrota ante Chivas de la Jornada 16, los felinos habrían encadenado más de diez juegos con victoria. Lo que debe preoocupar al técnico Ignacio Ambriz, de carácter netamente defensivo, es que su línea baja no ha podido mantener su puerta a cero en sus cinco juegos más recientes, situación que deberán mejorar de cara a la semifinal.

How did América and León get to the Liga MX semi-finals?

América se metió a la fase de semifinales tras vencer en el global al Cruz Azul. Los azulcremas se complicaron de más la existencia con su derrota de uno a cero del pasado domingo, que sumada a la victoria de 3-1 del jueves anterior dio un global favorable a los de Coapa.

León, por su parte, eliminó a Xolos ganando sus dos partidos, aunque en el segundo se dedicaron a tocar el balón durante la parte complementaria, situación que les pudo generar problemas con el equipo fronterizo. León fue el único semifinalista que logró ganar sus dos encuentros, y sobra decir que fue el que más goles anotó en la fase anterior, con cinco.

América vs León - Head-to-head stats

  • This will be the fifth playoff tie between these teams.

  • León has beaten América in two of their four playoff ties. The first one came during the Invierno 97 tournament (3-2 aggregate), the most recent in the Apertura 2013 final (5-1 aggregate).

  • América has beaten León in two previous playoff ties, both of them in the Quarterfinal stage. The first one took place in the Verano 2001 tournament (5-2 aggregate), the other one took place in the Apertura 2015 tournament (5-3 aggregate).

  • León won their two most recent games against América: 2-0 in the Apertura 2018, and a 3-0 victory in the current competition.

  • América's last win against León took place in the Clausura 2018 tournament. That game saw Miguel Herrera's men claim all the points with a 2-0 win.

  • León has won two out of their last three away games against América.

América vs León controversy - Pollution forced Liga MX execs to re-schedule the game

The game had to be postponed due to an environmental emergency that took place in Mexico City, where local authorities were too slow to determine the necessary measures to look after the players' and fans' health. This slow reaction was followed by Liga MX's lack of alternatives to have the game played in Mexico City, which forced the league to stage the game in the nearby city of Querétaro.

In the meantime, León was already traveling to Mexico City, when they found out that they would need to make new arrangements elsewhere. Footage of León's players waiting at a gas station for their fate to be solved made Liga MX look like a bad joke.

"Our team is waiting to find out where the semi-final will be played. After landing in Toluca, we're just waiting for the league's decision."

Broadcast info - América vs León

In México: Televisa Deportes en Vivo, TDN.

In the U.S.: Univisión Deportes, Univisión, Univisión NOW.

In Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama): TDN.

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

América 0 - 1 León

May 16, 2019 9:30pmEstadio La Corregidora (Santiago de Querétaro)

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