Halfway through the season, Club America tallies 10 points with the bulk of their points coming against teams in the bottom half of the standings. Though a 2-0 win over Cruz Azul ended a three-game goal drought, the team has not looked like the team which found its way into last season’s final. Against a last-place Leon squad on Saturday, America seeks just their fourth win of the season. Leon enters Saturday’s contest with the league’s worst record at 1-2-5, five points and a -7 goal differential.
In Las Aguilas’ last game, captain Oribe Peralta notched two goals to break a personal four-game scoring drought to bring his season total to three goals.