AGUASCALIENTES. Atlas tops Necaxa 3-1. Atlas was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Brian Lozano (22′), Julián Quiñones (24′) and Julián Quiñones (45′). Necaxa reduced the distance with a goal (82′) by Edgar Méndez, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández assisted by Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Necaxa was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atlas that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Atlas was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Necaxa shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Atlas shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (Fabricio Formiliano, V. Poggi and Juan Pablo Segovia). On the opposite side, Atlas didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Necaxa will stay with 14 points like Juárez to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlas will have 20 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against Toluca on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (9 draws).
Atlas will play away agasint Atlético San Luis on the 29th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Atlas (2 draws).
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
46'
20'
82'
Necaxa started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez , Alexis Peña , Fabricio Formiliano , Juan Pablo Segovia , Agustín Oliveros , Juan Dominguez , Vicente Poggi , José Joaquín Esquivel , Rogelio Cortéz Pineda , Ricardo Monreal and Edgar Méndez .
The home team had on the bench: Rafael Ramirez, Angel Chavez, Josecarlos van Rankin , Arturo Palma, Heriberto De Jesus , Fernando Madrigal , Bryan Garnica , Damián Batallini, Maximiliano Silvera and Jesus Velasco.
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco for Bryan Garnica (46′), Rogelio Cortéz Pineda for Heriberto De Jesus Jurado Flores (46′), Fabricio Formiliano for Josecarlos van Rankin (46′), V. Poggi for Fernando Madrigal (63′) and J. Esquivel for Maximiliano Silvera Cabo (76′).
Best player: Edgar Méndez
The most impressive player for Necaxa was Edgar Méndez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Atlas – Formation
Atlas
Atlas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Benjamin Mora played with: José Hernández , Diego Barbosa , Hugo Nervo , Gaddi Aguirre , Luis Reyes , Jonathan Herrera , Jeremy Márquez , Aldo Rocha , Brian Lozano , Julio Furch and Julián Quiñones .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Anderson Santamaría , José Abella , Carlos Robles, Anibal Chalá, Jaziel Martínez, Edgar Zaldívar , Jesús Ocejo, Mauro Manotas , Christopher Trejo and Antonio Sanchez Montes De Oca.
Atlas could not rely on the presence of Anderson Santamaría (injured).
Substitutions
Atlas made 5 changes: Diego Barbosa for José Abella (46′), Aldo Rocha for Edgar Zaldívar (65′), Ozziel Herrera for Christopher Trejo (66′), Julio Furch for Mauro Manotas (73′) and Julián Quiñones for A. Santamaría Bardales (73′).
Best player: Julián Quiñones
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlas was Julián Quiñones.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pachuca – Atlético San Luis – 2-1
- Tijuana – León – 0-0
- Mazatlán – Monterrey – 0-2
- Necaxa – Atlas – 1-3
