TORREóN. Santos Laguna bested Pumas UNAM to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Santos Laguna to strike first with an own goal of Gabriel Fernández at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Harold Preciado gave the win to Santos Laguna in the 45′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the collaboration of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.13 degrees Celsius or 88.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.​

Match Statistics​

Santos Laguna

2 - 1

Pumas UNAM

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 95 Attack 133
  • 51 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 21 Total 11
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Santos Laguna was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Pumas UNAM that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Santos Laguna was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Santos Laguna won the match​.

Santos Laguna shot 21 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Santos Laguna received 5 yellow cards (Omar Campos, Emerson Rodríguez, Diego Medina, Aldo Lopez and Harold Preciado). On the other side, Pumas UNAM received 3 yellow cards (Nathan Silva, José Caicedo and Lisandro Magallán).

Match Timeline

14'
Diego Medina- sub ->Duván Vergara
32'
35'
Aldo López- sub ->Pedro Aquino
37'
42'
José Caicedo- Yellow
Harold Preciado(goal)Emerson Rodríguez
45'
Harold Preciado- Yellow
50'
60'
Lisandro Magallán- Yellow
62'
Rodrigo López- sub ->Ulises Rivas
62'
62'
Christian Tabó- sub ->Carlos Gutiérrez
Aldo López- Yellow
65'
Diego Medina- Yellow
71'
76'
Raúl López- sub ->Ismael Govea
76'
86'
81'
R. Galindo- sub ->Pablo Monroy
81'
S. Trigos- sub ->José Caicedo
90'
Nathan Silva- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After this match, Santos Laguna will have 11 points like América to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Pumas UNAM will stay with 9 points like Atlas to go up in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away against Atlético San Luis on the 11th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Santos Laguna (2 draws).

Pumas UNAM will host Guadalajara on the 12th of November with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (20 draws).

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna
G
Gibrán Lajud 25.Mexico
6.4
D
Omar Campos 2.Mexico
6.8
90'
D
I. Govea 3.Mexico
7.0
76'
D
F. Torres 5.Ecuador
7.5
D
Matheus Dória 21.Brazil
7.1
M
A. Cervantes 6.Mexico
7.1
M
Juan Brunetta 10.Argentina
8.8
M
Duván Vergara 11.Colombia
6.8
32'
M
Pedro Aquino 18.Peru
6.8
37'
M
Emerson Rodríguez 31.Colombia
7.3
86'
F
Harold Preciado 7.Colombia
8.4
76' 50' 45'
Substitutes
G
Héctor Holguín 33.Mexico
D
Hugo Rodríguez 20.Mexico
D
Raúl López 23.Mexico
76'
M
Aldo López 16.Mexico
7.0
37' 65'
M
Jair González 17.Mexico
M
Ronaldo Prieto 22.Mexico
M
Diego Medina 24.Mexico
6.7
32' 71'
F
Javier Correa 9.Argentina
76'
F
Jesús Ocejo 13.Mexico
F
Santiago Muñoz 19.Mexico

Santos Laguna adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino decided to play with the following team: Gibran Lajud (6.4), Ismael Govea (7.0), Félix Torres (7.5), Dória (7.1), Omar Campos (6.8), Emerson Rodríguez (7.3), Alan Cervantes (7.1), Pedro Aquino (6.8), Duván Vergara (6.8), Juan Brunetta (8.8) and Harold Preciado (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Javier Correa, Jesús Ocejo, Aldo Lopez (7.0), Jair Gonzalez, Santiago Muñoz, Hugo Rodríguez, Ronaldo Prieto, Raúl López, Diego Medina (6.7) and Hector Holguin.

Santos Laguna could not rely on the presence of Diego Medina (injured) and Aldo Lopez (injured).

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 4 changes: Duván Vergara for Diego Medina (32′), Pedro Aquino for Aldo Lopez (37′), Harold Preciado for Javier Correa (76′) and Ismael Govea for Raúl López (76′).

Best player: Juan Brunetta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Juan Brunetta.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 32 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Julio González 1.Mexico
7.5
D
Lisandro Magallán 4.Argentina
6.3
60'
D
Nathan Silva 6.Brazil
6.3
90'
D
P. Monroy 13.Mexico
6.8
81'
D
Pablo Bennevendo 2.Mexico
6.8
M
C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico
6.6
62'
M
César Huerta 12.Mexico
7.5
M
Ulises Rivas 15.Mexico
6.3
62'
M
José Caicedo 18.Colombia
7.0
81' 42'
F
J. Dinenno 9.Argentina
6.4
62'
F
Gabriel Fernández 19.Uruguay
7.9
35'
Substitutes
G
Gil Alcalá 33.Mexico
D
R. Galindo 3.Mexico
81'
M
Rodrigo López 7.Mexico
6.4
62'
M
S. Trigos 20.Mexico
81'
M
M. Carreón 197.Mexico
F
Christian Tabó 8.Uruguay
6.3
62'
F
Gustavo del Prete 21.Argentina
6.8
62'
F
E. Montejano 210.Mexico

Also Pumas UNAM adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich played with: Julio González (7.5), Pablo Bennevendo (6.8), Nathan Silva (6.3), Lisandro Magallán (6.3), Pablo Monroy (6.8), Carlos Gutiérrez (6.6), José Caicedo (7.0), Ulises Rivas (6.3), Cesar Huerta (7.5), Gabriel Fernández (7.9) and Juan Dinenno (6.4).

They had on the bench: José Galindo, Rodrigo López (6.4), Christian Tabó (6.3), Santiago Trigos, Gustavo del Prete (6.8), Gil Alcalá, Héctor Daniel Ramírez Murillo, Miguel Carreón Medel, Emanuel Montejano and Marco Antonio Hernández Vásquez.

Pumas UNAM could not rely on the presence of Rodrigo López (injured) and Gustavo del Prete (injured).

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Ulises Rivas for Rodrigo López (62′), Juan Dinenno for Gustavo del Prete (62′), Carlos Gutiérrez for Christian Tabó (62′), Pablo Monroy for José Galindo (81′) and José Caicedo for Santiago Trigos (81′).

Best player: Gabriel Fernández​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Gabriel Fernández.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 13 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

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