Club America - Monterrey Prediction, Picks and Tips
This is emerging as the most attractive meeting of the opening day of the Mexican Apertura Tournament, especially for the power of their respective campuses. America is just the winner of the 2018 Apertura after beating Cruz Azul in the final; in the next contest he would reach the semifinals. The 'eagles' continue under the technical direction of the 'Piojo' Herrera and for this new campaign they achieved a luxury reinforcement: Giovani dos Santos. He also maintains the base of the squad last season with Mateus Uribe, Roger Martínez and Nicolás Castillo as the ones called to generate danger in rival camp.
Monterrey, on the other hand, also conserves its main elements, highlighting its lethal attack duo: Funes Mori and Pabón; the flyers Maxi Meza and Urretavizcaya; and the experienced lateral Miguel Layún. The 'scratched' reached the semifinals of the tournaments played last season. At the recent Clausura they had poor results outside the home.
America comes from winning the Champion of Champions trophy after beating Tigres (0-0) on penalties. Monterrey played 4 friendlies prior to this debut: a win, a draw and 2 losses. America did not lose the last 11 occasions it received Monterrey; the most recent one in August (triumph 3-0). Monterrey closed the last Clausura losing 5 of its last 6 visits.
Our recommendation tip for Club America - Monterrey: BTS / YES @ 1,86