América Women Extend Perfect Start with Comfortable Win at Santos Laguna
América Women closed out the opening round of the Liga MX women's regular season with a 3-0 victory over Santos Laguna on Tuesday evening. The visitors took control early and never looked back, extending their unbeaten run to six matches. A. Soto opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and the result meant América moved clear at the top of the table.
And here's the thing about that first goal — it came barely five minutes in, and Santos never really recovered. Soto found space and finished clinically, catching the home defence off guard. The visitors showed more composure from the opening whistle, and Santos were chasing the game for most of the encounter.
By then, América had settled into their rhythm. G. Garcia doubled the lead in the thirty-fourth minute, and the home side had nothing to do all evening. Three yellow cards for Santos — Pickard and K. Rodriguez both booked — told the story of a team under pressure. America kept their discipline, picking up two yellows between D. Rodriguez and Y. Novella.
The visitors extended their advantage after the break. Geyse made it three in the seventy-second minute, and Santos had already begun making changes. Camberos and Dorantes came on together in the seventieth minute, but the game was beyond recovery. Geyse herself was substituted in the seventy-ninth, having done enough to seal the victory.
The statistics tell the fuller story. América registered seven shots on target against Santos' two, and their accuracy of 0.47 compared with 0.25 for the hosts. The visitors recorded 128 attacks to Santos' 63, and won 12 corners to one. possession sat at 50-50, but América made theirs count.
The result leaves América top of the table with eighteen points from six games and six wins. Santos sit thirteenth with six points, two victories and four defeats. The gap between them has never been wider, and this performance showed exactly why América remain unbeaten.