Toluca vs Club América Prediction, Picks, Best Bets
Toluca and Club América have won two games each in the last five meetings. Toluca's Claudio Baeza was sent off after the first half. Club America dominated the game earlier this season. Richard Sánchez scored in 93rd minute to seal a dramatic 1-0 win for ClubAmerica. The semi-final first leg takes place this week.
Toluca are on a six-match unbeaten run. They finished the season with a win against Queretaro and held Pumas UNAM and Mazatlan to draws. Toluca finished sixth in the table and took on Juarez in reclassification round. Camilo Sanvezzo, Carlos Gonzalez, and Marcel Ruiz scored for Tolucia. The team won 3-0 and moved into the quarterfinals where they will play against Santos Laguna.
Toluca beat Santos Laguna 4-3 in the second leg of the quarterfinal. Toluca took a 2-0 lead inside the first six minutes. Santos laguna fought back to take the lead. Juan Brunetta was sent off in injury time. Tiago Volpi scored the winning goal from the penalty spot. Jean Meneses opened the scoring for Tolucia in 47th minute. Andrés Mosquera made it 2,0 just three minutes later. Javier Correa was also sent-off.
Toluca's last win over Club America was in Aperture last season. Toluca had 43% of the ball and 11 shots on goals but still won 3-1. Club América had 57% possession, 17 shots with 7 on target and only scored once.
Club America had a shock start to the season and lost three of their first five matches. They went on a stunning run and were unbeaten for the rest of the year. Club America finished on top of table and clear of second place by three points.
Club America are unbeaten at home this season. They play 8 matches at the Estadio Azteca and won 6 of them. Club America will be confident of making it to the final with ease if they get a positive result against Toluca in the first leg of the semifinal.
Club America beat Puebla 6-1 in the quarterfinal. Club América beat their opponents 5-0 in second leg. Toluca and Club America are meeting in a semi-final this week.
