GUADALAJARA. Monterrey overcomes Atlas with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Funes (60′) and a goal from A. González (63′).

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 Óscar Mejía García with the support of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlas was in firm control of the ball 55% while Monterrey was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlas was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Monterrey was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Atlas shot 17 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Monterrey shot 16 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Atlas received 1 yellow card (Anderson Santamaría). On the opposite side, Monterrey received 3 yellow cards (Stefan Medina, Jesús Gallardo and Esteban Andrada).

Standings

After this contest, Atlas will stay with 7 points like León, Tijuana and Puebla to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Monterrey will have 15 points to remain in the 1st 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 statistic in favor of Atlas (2 draws).

Monterrey will host Pumas UNAM on the 30th of April with a 16-15 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (8 draws).

Atlas – Formation

Atlas started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Benjamin Mora decided to play with the following team: Camilo Vargas (6.9), Anderson Santamaría (6.2), Hugo Nervo (7.0), Gaddi Aguirre (6.3), José Abella (6.6), Aldo Rocha (6.5), Jaziel Martínez (6.7), Luis Reyes (6.5), Brian Lozano (7.8), Julio Furch (7.4) and Julián Quiñones (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: José Hernández, Jesús Ocejo, Jeremy Márquez (6.4), Anibal Chalá (6.5), Jorge Rodríguez, Jesús Gómez, Israel Larios, Christopher Trejo (6.6), Diego Barbosa and Edgar Zaldívar.

Substitutions

Atlas made 4 changes: Gaddi Aguirre for Ángel Márquez (67′), Jaziel Martínez for Christopher Trejo (67′), Luis Reyes for Anibal Chalá (77′) and José Abella for Diego Barbosa (84′).

Best player: Brian Lozano​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlas was Brian Lozano.

His rating is (7.8) with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas played with: Esteban Andrada (7.2), Stefan Medina (6.8), Victor Guzmán (8.0), Héctor Moreno (7.2), Jesús Gallardo (7.0), Maximiliano Meza (7.2), Luis Romo (7.0), Celso Ortiz (7.0), Arturo González (7.8), Rodrigo Aguirre (6.5) and Rogelio Funes Mori (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Luis Sánchez, Jordi Cortizo (6.6), Sergio Villarreal, Luis Cárdenas, Ali Ávila, Germán Berterame (6.7), Axel Said Grijalva, Ivan Tona, Omar Govea and Sebastián Vegas.

Substitutions

Monterrey made 4 changes: Rogelio Funes Mori for Jordi Cortizo (76′), Maximiliano Meza for Germán Berterame (76′), Rodrigo Aguirre for Omar Govea (87′) and Héctor Moreno for Sebastián Vegas (87′).

Best player: Rogelio Funes Mori​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Rogelio Funes Mori.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Atlas – Monterrey – 0-2
• Querétaro – León – 0-3