Cruz Azul steals a 2-1 win against América. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul prevailed over América to win 2-1. A penalty from J. Rodriguez was decisive in the 90min.

November 1, 2021

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul overcome América to win 2-1. A penalty from J. Rodriguez was decisive in the 90min. It was Cruz Azul to strike first with a goal of R. Alvarado at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Rodriguez gave the win to Cruz Azul in the 90′ minute with a penalty.

E. Aguilera received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why América lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 11:05 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who was helped by Andrés Hernández Delgado and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Juan Andrés Esquivel González. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Cruz Azul

2 - 1

América

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

11 Total 6
7 On Target 1
4 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 2

112 Attack 87
49 Dangerous attack 15
90 Ball safe 99

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

8 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Cruz Azul was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. América that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruz Azul won the match.

Cruz Azul shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, América shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (R. Baca). Talking about the opposition, América received 2 yellow cards (N. Benedetti and E. Aguilera).

Also, América didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after E. Aguilera (América) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

15'

21'

38'

45'

52'

54'

Álvaro Fidalgo- sub ->A. Lopez

62'

68'

71'

80'

Henry Martín - sub ->F. Vinas

80'

Luis Fuentes- sub ->N. Benedetti

81'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Cruz Azul will have 23 points like León to move down in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, América will stay with 34 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will play away with Pumas UNAM on the 7th of November with a 19-8 head to head in favor of Cruz Azul (10 draws).

América will host Monterrey on the 7th of November with a 18-14 head to head in favor of América (12 draws).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul

Jesús Corona 1.Mexico

6.7

P. Aguilar 23.Paraguay

6.8

J. Domínguez 4.Mexico

6.5

Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay

7.3

90'

Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay

6.2

Rafael Baca 22.Mexico

6.2

62'

15'

Pol Fernández 28.Argentina

7.2

81'

Orbelín Pineda 31.Mexico

7.2

Roberto Alvarado 25.Mexico

7.3

62'

45'

Luis Romo 7.Mexico

6.8

Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico

7.3

90'

Substitutes

Sebastián Jurado 33.Mexico

Jaiber Jimenez 3.Mexico

Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico

90'

Alexis Gutiérrez 20.Mexico

R. Otero 10.Venezuela

L. Mendoza 8.Mexico

Yoshimar Yotún 19.Peru

6.8

62'

Jonathan Rodríguez 21.Uruguay

7.4

62'

90'

B. Angulo 17.Ecuador

90'

Walter Montoya 32.Argentina

6.4

81'

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

The manager Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán decided to play with the following team: Jesús Corona (6.7), Juan Escobar (7.3), Pablo Aguilar (6.8), Julio César Domínguez (6.5), José Rivero (6.2), Luís Romo (6.8), Rafael Baca (6.2), Roberto Alvarado (7.3), Guillermo Fernández (7.2), Orbelín Pineda (7.2) and Santiago Giménez (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Jurado, Alexis Gutiérrez, Jonathan Rodríguez (7.4), Jaiber Jimenez, Brayan Angulo, Rómulo Otero, Luis Mendoza, Walter Montoya (6.4), Joaquín Martínez and Yoshimar Yotún (6.8).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: R. Alvarado for Y. Yotun (62′), R. Baca for J. Rodriguez (62′), G. Fernandez for W. Montoya (81′), J. Escobar for B. Angulo (90′) and S. Gimenez for J. Martinez (90′).

Best player: Jonathan Rodríguez

The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was Jonathan Rodríguez.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.

América – Formation

América

Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico

6.1

Emanuel Aguilera 19.Argentina

6.8

38'

90'

J. Silva 25.Mexico

6.7

J. Sánchez 3.Mexico

6.6

S. Reyes 26.Mexico

6.6

Miguel Layún 29.Mexico

8.0

Fernando Madrigal 6.Mexico

6.6

Antonio López 23.Guatemala

6.4

54'

Nicolás Benedetti 14.Colombia

6.8

80'

71'

S. Córdova 10.Mexico

6.7

68'

Federico Viñas 24.Uruguay

7.6

80'

52'

Substitutes

Óscar Jiménez 27.Mexico

B. Valdez 18.Paraguay

5.9

68'

Luis Fuentes 2.Mexico

6.4

80'

E. Lara 193.Mexico

K. Campos 185.Mexico

Santiago Naveda 34.Mexico

Álvaro Fidalgo 8.Spain

6.1

54'

Mario Osuna 12.Mexico

Henry Martín 21.Mexico

6.5

80'

Roger Martínez 9.Colombia

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

On the other side, Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio played with: Guillermo Ochoa (6.1), Jorge Sánchez (6.6), Jordan Silva (6.7), Emanuel Aguilera (6.8), Salvador Reyes (6.6), Miguel Layún (8.0), Fernando Madrigal (6.6), Antonio López (6.4), Nicolás Benedetti (6.8), Sebastián Córdova (6.7) and Federico Viñas (7.6).

They had on the bench: Bruno Valdez (5.9), Henry Martín (6.5), Karel Campos, Roger Martínez, Santiago Naveda, Luis Fuentes (6.4), Emilio Lara, Óscar Jiménez, Álvaro Fidalgo (6.1) and Mario Osuna.

Substitutions

América made 4 changes: A. Lopez for A. Fidalgo (54′), S. Cordova for B. Valdez (68′), N. Benedetti for L. Fuentes (80′) and F. Vinas for H. Martin (80′).

Best player: Miguel Layún

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Miguel Layún.

His rating is (8.0) with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.