TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca managed to turn the tables against Cruz Azul. It was Cruz Azul to score first with a goal from Carlos Rotondi. Nevertheless, later Toluca found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with M. Araújo (32′), M. Araújo (54′) and S. Saucedo (87′).
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the assistance of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Toluca was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cruz Azul was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Toluca was able to find the solution to win this match.
Toluca shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 2 yellow cards (L. Fernández and Andrés Mosquera). Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul received 4 yellow cards (Julio Domínguez, Gonzalo Carneiro, Jesús Corona and Juan Escobar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Toluca will have 9 points like Juárez and Guadalajara to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will stay with 1 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will host Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Toluca (9 draws).
Cruz Azul will host Santos Laguna on the 30th of April with a 18-14 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (9 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi
, Brian García , Andrés Mosquera , Valber Huerta , Brayan Angulo , Jean Meneses , Jesus Venegas , Marcel Ruíz , Maximiliano Araújo , Leonardo Fernández and Camilo Sanvezzo .The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Saucedo
, Carlos Gonzalez , Juan Gamboa, Jorge Torres, Claudio Baeza , Isaias Violante, Fernando Navarro , Luis García, Edgar López and Everardo López.Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: Camilo Sanvezzo for Carlos González (61′), L. Fernández for Fernando Navarro (69′), M. Ruiz for Sebastian Saucedo (76′) and M. Araújo for Claudio Baeza (76′).
Best player: Maximiliano Araújo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Maximiliano Araújo.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez played with: Jesús Corona
, Rodrigo Huescas , Julio César Domínguez , Juan Escobar , Ramiro Funes Mori , José Rivero , Carlos Rodríguez , Erik Lira , Alexis Gutiérrez , Carlos Rotondi and Gonzalo Carneiro .The following players were sitting on the bench: Iván Morales
, Rafael Baca, Augusto Lotti , Ramiro Carrera , Joaquín Martínez, Alonso Escoboza, Cristian Jiménez, Jordan Silva, Andrés Gudiño and Michael Estrada.Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Ramiro Funes Mori for Iván Morales (65′), Carlos Rotondi for Ramiro Carrera (79′), Gonzalo Carneiro for Augusto Lotti (79′) and Alexis Gutiérrez for Michael Estrada (85′).
Best player: Gonzalo Carneiro
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Gonzalo Carneiro.
His rating is
with 15 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Toluca – Cruz Azul – 3-1
- Pachuca – Guadalajara – 1-1
- Tigres UANL – Pumas UNAM – 4-2
- Juárez – Santos Laguna – 3-1