PUEBLA. Cruz Azul conquers Puebla 3-1. Cruz Azul was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with C. Rodríguez (45′), Julio Domínguez (58′) and Gonzalo Carneiro (63′). Puebla reduced the distance with a goal (76′) by Lucas Maia, but there was not much to do for them. Puebla lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Eduardo Galván Basulto with the support of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Puebla had a strong ball possession 56% while Cruz Azul was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Puebla had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Cruz Azul managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Puebla shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Aguilar and Federico Mancuello). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (Julio Domínguez).

Standings

After this match, Puebla will stay with 7 points like Necaxa, Atlas and Tijuana to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul will have 4 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Puebla will host Tijuana on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Tijuana (7 draws).

Cruz Azul will host Santos Laguna on the 30th of April with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (9 draws).

Puebla – Formation

Puebla started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Eduardo Arce Peña decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva (5.9), Patrick Villa (5.7), Emanuel Gularte (6.2), Gastón Silva (5.7), Daniel Aguilar (6.4), Diego de Buen (7.4), Gustavo Ferrareis (6.7), Omar Fernández (7.1), Federico Mancuello (7.4), Pablo Parra (6.2) and Martín Barragán (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Fernando Arce Jr., Raúl Castillo, Daniel Álvarez, Pablo González, Jesús Rodríguez, Emiliano García, Ángel Robles, Carlos Baltazar, Lucas Maia (7.2) and Alberto Herrera.

Substitutions

Puebla made 3 changes: Daniel Aguilar for Lucas Jaques (63′), Pablo Parra for Carlos Baltazar Agraz (81′) and Pablo Parra for Ángel Robles Guerrero (81′).

Best player: Federico Mancuello​

The player that probably impressed the most for Puebla was Federico Mancuello.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez played with: Sebastián Jurado (6.5), Julio César Domínguez (7.5), Juan Escobar (7.2), Ramiro Funes Mori (6.4), José Rivero (6.6), Erik Lira (6.1), Rafael Baca (6.4), Uriel Antuna (6.8), Carlos Rodríguez (8.3), Gonzalo Carneiro (7.4) and Carlos Rotondi (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joaquín Martínez, Iván Morales (6.8), Alonso Escoboza, Andrés Gudiño, Jordan Silva, Rodrigo Huescas (6.8), Alexis Gutiérrez, Ramiro Carrera, Augusto Lotti and Michael Estrada.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Gonzalo Carneiro for Iván Morales (66′), Carlos Rotondi for Rodrigo Huescas (72′), C. Rodríguez for Ramiro Carrera (88′) and U. Antuna for Michael Estrada (88′).

Best player: Carlos Rodríguez​

The most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Carlos Rodríguez.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Monterrey – Necaxa – 2-1
• Puebla – Cruz Azul – 1-3
• Juárez – León – 0-0
• Atlético San Luis – Santos Laguna – 1-1