Club América beat Puebla 2-0 in the Primera Division, Apertura. They took the lead midway through the first half and added a second after the hour, keeping a clean sheet. Puebla pushed forward regularly but could not find a way past América's goalkeeper.
Icaro da Conceição Nascimento opened the scoring in the 24th minute to make it 1-0. Brian Rodríguez doubled the lead in the 77th minute, with Ramón Juárez providing the assist. Puebla's Sergio Sanabria was booked in the 69th minute.
Puebla had more shots (23 to 20), more corners (8 to 3) and a slightly higher expected-goals figure (0.87 to 0.81), yet América took their chances. América's goalkeeper made six saves, while Puebla's made four. The hosts won despite being second-best in several attacking numbers.
