MEXICO CITY. León beats Cruz Azul 1-0 after I. Rivero scored an own goal 31min.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Thursday and it started at 3:00 am local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the help of Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cruz Azul was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. León that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, León managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Cruz Azul shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, León shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (P. Aguilar, J. Escobar and L. Romo). Talking about the opposition, León received 3 yellow cards (A. Mena, R. Cota and S. Barreiro).

Standings

After this match, Cruz Azul will stay with 23 points like León to move up in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, León will have 26 points like Atlas to move down in the 3rd place.

Next matches

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

León will host Necaxa on the 6th of November with a 8-2 head to head in favor of León (1 draw).

Cruz Azul – Formation

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

The manager Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán decided to play with the following team: Jesús Corona (6.2), Juan Escobar (6.5), Pablo Aguilar (7.0), Julio César Domínguez (7.3), José Rivero (5.8), Luís Romo (6.7), Rafael Baca (6.6), Guillermo Fernández (6.7), Roberto Alvarado (7.0), Santiago Giménez (7.1) and Orbelín Pineda (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Brayan Angulo (7.3), Walter Montoya (7.1), Rómulo Otero (6.8), Joaquín Martínez, Alexis Gutiérrez, Yoshimar Yotún (7.1), Jaiber Jimenez, Lucas Passerini (6.3) and Luis Mendoza.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: R. Alvarado for B. Angulo (57′), G. Fernandez for Y. Yotun (57′), R. Baca for W. Montoya (70′), J. Escobar for R. Otero (81′) and S. Gimenez for L. Passerini (82′).

Best player: Orbelín Pineda​

The most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Orbelín Pineda.

His rating is (7.3) with 54 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

León – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Ariel Enrique Holan played with: Rodolfo Cota (7.9), Andrés Mosquera (7.5), Jaine Barreiro (6.8), William Tesillo (6.5), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.1), Ángel Mena (7.2), José Rodríguez (6.6), Santiago Colombatto (6.4), Omar Fernández (7.2), Victor Dávila (6.5) and Santiago Ormeño (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Jesse Zamudio, Ramiro González (6.4), Isaac Muniz, Jorge Díaz, Fidel Ambríz (6.2), Pedro Hernández, Emanuel Gigliotti (6.8), Jean Meneses (6.4) and Gil Burón (6.7).

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: V. Davila for J. Meneses (67′), S. Ormeno for E. Gigliotti (72′), S. Colombatto for F. Ambriz (84′), O. Rodriguez for G. Buron (84′) and O. Fernandez for R. Gonzalez (84′).

Best player: Rodolfo Cota​

The player that probably impressed the most for León was the goalkeeper: Rodolfo Cota. His rating is 7.90. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Pachuca – Atlético San Luis – 0-0
• Cruz Azul – León – 0-1