2019 Campeones Cup

2019 Campeones Cup
	Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia hosted the match
Event	Campeones Cup
Date	August 14, 2019
Venue	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Man of the Match	Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United)
Referee	Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance	40,128
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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.

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, Georgia, United States. 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

August 14, 2019

Atlanta United FC	3–2	América
Hyndman 5' Larentowicz 59' J. Martínez 65' (pen.)	Report	Ibarra 13' R. Martínez 57'

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 40,128^[4]

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Atlanta United FC

América


GK	25	Alec Kann
DF	2	Franco Escobar		44'
DF	4	Florentin Pogba
DF	5	Leandro González Pírez
DF	24	Julian Gressel
MF	6	Darlington Nagbe
MF	16	Emerson Hyndman
MF	18	Jeff Larentowicz (c)	28'
FW	7	Josef Martínez
FW	10	Gonzalo Martínez		90+2'
FW	28	Dion Pereira		66'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Brad Guzan
DF	3	Michael Parkhurst
DF	12	Miles Robinson		44'
MF	8	Ezequiel Barco		90+2'
MF	14	Justin Meram		66'
MF	29	Mo Adams
FW	15	Héctor Villalba
Manager:
Frank de Boer


GK	27	Óscar Jiménez
DF	2	Carlos Vargas	80'
DF	3	Jorge Sánchez
DF	18	Bruno Valdez	41' 72'
DF	22	Paul Aguilar (c)
MF	5	Guido Rodríguez
MF	9	Roger Martínez
MF	11	Andrés Ibargüen		90+2'
MF	17	Francisco Sebastián Córdova		83'
MF	30	Renato Ibarra
FW	21	Henry Martín		71'
Substitutions:
GK	35	Luis Zamudio
DF	19	Emanuel Aguilera
MF	13	Leonel López
MF	14	Nicolás Benedetti		71'
MF	23	Antonio López		83'
MF	25	Fernando González
FW	187	Israel García		90+2'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

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

Statistics

Statistic^[5]	Atlanta United FC	América
Goals scored	3	2
Total shots	17	15
Shots on target	10	6
Saves	4	5
Ball possession	58%	42%
Corner kicks	8	4
Fouls committed	21	21
Offsides	0	1
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	1

References

^ "2019 Campeones Cup to be played in Atlanta on August 14" (Press release). MajorLeagueSoccer. December 8, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
^ Bonn, Kyle (August 14, 2019). "Atlanta United wins Campeones Cup as Josef Martinez comes through". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ "Stadium Fast Facts". January 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Atlanta United Beats Club América 3-2 for Campeones Cup". The New York Times. The Associated Press. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ "Stats: Atlanta United vs. Club América 08/14/2019". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 14, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "2019 Campeones Cup to be played in Atlanta on August 14" (Press release). MajorLeagueSoccer. December 8, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

[2] Bonn, Kyle (August 14, 2019). "Atlanta United wins Campeones Cup as Josef Martinez comes through". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[3] "Stadium Fast Facts". January 13, 2017.

[NYT-4] "Atlanta United Beats Club América 3-2 for Campeones Cup". The New York Times. The Associated Press. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[5] "Stats: Atlanta United vs. Club América 08/14/2019". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 14, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

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