Club America are a great attacking team with a poor defense, so it’s been slightly surprising that they’ve adopted a defensive strategy. They have played a 4-4-2 formation with all nine of the non-strikers behind the ball in order to keep Santos FC off the scoreboard, and they’ve failed to do so, as the home team leads 1-0 at halftime.
Santos Vs. America, 2011 Copa Libertadores: 1-0 Halftime, Paulo Henrique Ganso Goal Has Hosts Up
America did well to deny Santos great chances for most of the first half, but it was obvious that their strategy was not sustainable, due to a combination of Santos’s talent and America’s inexperience playing this style. Young star playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso was the man who scored for Santos, hitting a fantastic low shot into the back of the net at the far post from 20 yards out.
Santos are a great attacking team, and they probably aren’t done scoring. America would probably be best advised to change their style, get out on the attack, and try to score an away goal.
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