It wasn’t the most dominating performance for Club America, but a win is a win and the Aguilas secured all three points, while Necaxa went home empty handed. Necaxa shot themselves in the foot early on as they sat back and waited for the counter-attack, but had to scrap that plan as they went down 2-0 against an America team that was not at their best. The Aguilas will have to bounce back quickly as they travel to play Atletico de San Luis on Tuesday, while Necaxa welcome Pumas at home on Wednesday during a double match week.
The biggest question for ‘Tano’ Ortiz and America leading into this week’s match was who was going to replace Alejandro Zendejas in the starting lineup.