2019 Campeones Cup

The 2019 Campeones Cup was the second edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football match contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.

2019 Campeones Cup
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
EventCampeones Cup
DateAugust 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Man of the MatchDarlington Nagbe (Atlanta United)
RefereeJoel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance40,128
2018
2020

The match featured Atlanta United FC, winners of the 2018 MLS Cup, and América, winners of the 2019 Campeón de Campeones. Atlanta United hosted the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on August 14, 2019.[1][2]

Venue

Atlanta United FC hosted the match at their home stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 40,128 (a Campeones Cup Record). Although the stadium can hold 71,000, the upper deck was curtained off, limiting the capacity to 42,000.[3][4]

Match

Details

Atlanta United FC 3–2 América
Report
Atlanta United FC
América
GK25 Alec Kann
DF2 Franco Escobar  44'
DF4 Florentin Pogba
DF5 Leandro González Pírez
DF24 Julian Gressel
MF6 Darlington Nagbe
MF16 Emerson Hyndman
MF18 Jeff Larentowicz (c)  28'
FW7 Josef Martínez
FW10 Gonzalo Martínez  90+2'
FW28 Dion Pereira  66'
Substitutions:
GK1 Brad Guzan
DF3 Michael Parkhurst
DF12 Miles Robinson  44'
MF8 Ezequiel Barco  90+2'
MF14 Justin Meram  66'
MF29 Mo Adams
FW15 Héctor Villalba
Manager:
Frank de Boer
GK27 Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Carlos Vargas  80'
DF3 Jorge Sánchez
DF18 Bruno Valdez  41'   72'
DF22 Paul Aguilar (c)
MF5 Guido Rodríguez
MF9 Roger Martínez
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen  90+2'
MF17 Francisco Sebastián Córdova  83'
MF30 Renato Ibarra
FW21 Henry Martín  71'
Substitutions:
GK35 Luis Zamudio
DF19 Emanuel Aguilera
MF13 Leonel López
MF14 Nicolás Benedetti  71'
MF23 Antonio López  83'
MF25 Fernando González
FW187 Israel García  90+2'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
Juan Zumba
Walter López
Fourth official:
Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros

Statistics

Statistic[5]Atlanta United FCAmérica
Goals scored32
Total shots1715
Shots on target106
Saves45
Ball possession58%42%
Corner kicks84
Fouls committed2121
Offsides01
Yellow cards11
Red cards01

References