GUADALAJARA. Atlas bested Mazatlán to win 2-1. A goal from N. Benedetti was decisive in the 85min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Atlas to strike first with a goal of Julio Furch at the 61′. Then Julián Quiñones scored again for Atlas in the 74′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Nicolás Benedetti reduced the distance for Mazatlán (85′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara on Thursday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who was helped by José de Jesús Baños Caballero and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Atlas was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Mazatlán that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mazatlán was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Atlas found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Atlas shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Atlas received 3 yellow cards (Aldo Rocha, Luis Reyes and Julián Quiñones). On the other side, Mazatlán received 2 yellow cards (Ariel Nahuelpán and Jorge Padilla).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlas will have 3 points like Pachuca, Tigres UANL, Atlético San Luis, Pumas UNAM and Guadalajara to go up in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Mazatlán will stay with 0 points like León, Necaxa, Juárez, Monterrey, Santos Laguna, Puebla and Toluca to gain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Atlas will play away with Atlético San Luis on the 29th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Atlas (2 draws).
Mazatlán will play away agasint Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Guadalajara (1 draw).
Atlas – Formation
Atlas
90'
88'
61'
Atlas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bemjamin Mora decided to play with the following team: Camilo Vargas , José Abella , Anderson Santamaría , Hugo Nervo , Luis Reyes , Jonathan Herrera , Aldo Rocha , Jeremy Márquez , Edison Flores , Julián Quiñones and Julio Furch .
The home team had on the bench: José Hernández, Gaddi Aguirre , Diego Barbosa, Jesús Gómez, Anibal Chalá, Edgar Zaldívar , Jaziel Martínez, Brian Lozano , Jesús Ocejo and Christopher Trejo.
Substitutions
Atlas made 5 changes: Edison Flores for Brian Lozano (69′), Jeremy Márquez for Edgar Zaldívar (69′), O. Herrera for Gaddi Aguirre (88′), Aldo Rocha for Jaziel Martínez Huerta (88′) and O. Herrera for C. Trejo (88′).
Best player: Julián Quiñones
The most impressive player for Atlas was Julián Quiñones.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán
Mazatlán started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker played with: Ricardo Gutierrez , Jorge Padilla , Néstor Vidrio , Efrain Orona , Raúl Sandoval , Yoel Bárcenas , Jefferson Intriago , Roberto Meraz , Josué Colmán , Nicolás Benedetti and Ariel Nahuelpán .
They had on the bench: Oswaldo Alanís, Enrique Cedillo , Marco Fabián , Alfonso Sánchez, Andres Montaño, Fernando Illescas, Aké Arnaud Loba , Miguel Sansores , Ricardo Rodríguez, Omar Moreno and Omar Moreno .
Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of Enrique Cedillo (injured).
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 5 changes: Josué Colmán for Marco Fabián (64′), Ariel Nahuelpán for Aké Loba (64′), Néstor Vidrio for Enrique Cedillo (79′), Yoel Bárcenas for Omar Fernando Moreno Villegas (79′) and Roberto Meraz for Miguel Sansores (79′).
Best player: Ricardo Gutierrez
The most impressive player for Mazatlán was the goalkeeper: Ricardo Gutierrez. His rating is 7.55. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
