MEXICO CITY. Querétaro was able to reverse the scoreline against Cruz Azul. It was Cruz Azul to score first with a goal from Carlos Rotondi. Notwithstanding, later Querétaro found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Raúl Sandoval (50′), José Zúñiga (77′) and Nicolás Cordero (87′). Cruz Azul was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras with the assistance of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.44 degrees Celsius or 77.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.​

Match Statistics​

Cruz Azul

1 - 3

Querétaro

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 114 Attack 83
  • 40 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 70% while Querétaro was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Querétaro managed to find the solution to win this match.​

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

Cards

Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (Carlos Rotondi). On the opposite side, Querétaro received 3 yellow cards (Emanuel Gularte, José Zúñiga and Federico Lértora).

Match Timeline

Carlos Rotondi- Yellow
29'
33'
Federico Lértora- Yellow
Carlos Rotondi(goal)Moisés
45'
50'
Raúl Sandoval(goal)
61'
Nicolás Cordero- sub ->Ettson Ayón
69'
Jordan Sierra- sub ->Raúl Sandoval
Alexis Gutiérrez- sub ->Carlos Rodríguez
75'
Ángel Sepúlveda- sub ->Moisés
75'
77'
Rafael Guerrero- sub ->Carlos Salcedo
77'
78'
84'
Alberto García- sub ->Pablo Barrera
87'
Nicolás Cordero(goal)José Zúñiga
R. Huescas- sub ->Willer Ditta
88'
90'
Emanuel Gularte- Yellow

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 playing this match, Cruz Azul will stay with 5 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Querétaro will have 11 points like León and Santos Laguna to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will host Puebla on the 13th of November with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Cruz Azul (13 draws).

Querétaro will host Monterrey on the 11th of November with a 17-8 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (5 draws).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Andrés Gudiño 30.Mexico
7.1
D
Carlos Salcedo 3.Mexico
6.7
77'
D
Willer Ditta 4.Colombia
7.0
88'
D
Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay
6.4
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
7.5
M
Moisés 10.Brazil
7.3
75'
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
7.8
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
6.7
75'
M
Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina
7.3
29' 45'
F
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
7.1
F
Diber Cambindo 28.Colombia
6.8
Substitutes
G
Sebastián Jurado 25.Mexico
D
Rafael Guerrero 33.Mexico
6.4
77'
M
K. Castaño 5.Colombia
M
Jesús Dueñas 8.Mexico
M
Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico
6.6
75'
M
Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico
M
R. Huescas 18.Mexico
6.6
88'
M
Cristian Jiménez 32.Mexico
F
Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico
6.7
75'

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

The manager Joaquín Moreno Garduño decided to play with the following team: Andrés Gudiño (7.1), Juan Escobar (6.4), Carlos Salcedo (6.7), Willer Ditta (7.0), Ignacio Rivero (7.8), Érik Lira (7.5), Carlos Rodríguez (6.7), Carlos Rotondi (7.3), Uriel Antuna (7.1), Moisés (7.3) and Diber Cambindo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Castaño , Jesús Dueñas, Ángel Sepúlveda (6.7), Alexis Gutiérrez (6.6), Alonso Escoboza, Rodrigo Huescas (6.6), Sebastián Jurado, Cristian Jiménez, Rafael Guerrero (6.4) and Amaury Morales Rosas.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Carlos Rodríguez for Alexis Gutiérrez (75′), Carlos Salcedo for Rafael Guerrero (77′), Willer Ditta for Rodrigo Huescas (88′) and Moisés for Ángel Sepúlveda (75′).

Best player: Ignacio Rivero​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Ignacio Rivero.

His rating is (7.8) with 49 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

Querétaro – Formation

Querétaro
G
Guillermo Allison 25.Mexico
7.8
D
Omar Mendoza 2.Mexico
7.0
D
Emanuel Gularte 4.Uruguay
7.0
90'
D
Miguel Barbieri 6.Argentina
7.3
D
Jaime Gómez 12.Mexico
6.4
M
Kevin Escamilla 5.Mexico
6.7
M
Pablo Barrera 8.Mexico
7.7
84'
M
Raúl Sandoval 13.Mexico
7.0
69' 50'
M
Federico Lértora 14.Argentina
7.8
33'
F
José Raúl Zúñiga 19.Colombia
8.1
78' 77'
F
E. Ayón 26.Mexico
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Alejandro Arana 31.Mexico
D
Pablo Ortiz 201.Mexico
M
M. Laínez 20.Mexico
M
Marco García 22.Mexico
M
Jordan Sierra 23.Ecuador
6.4
69'
M
Alberto García 28.Mexico
6.6
84'
F
Joaquín Montecinos 10.Chile
F
P. Yrízar 11.Mexico
F
Camilo Sanvezzo 17.Brazil
F
Nicolás Cordero 27.Argentina
7.3
61' 87'

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

Mauro Nestor Gerk Larrea played with: Guillermo Allison (7.8), Omar Mendoza (7.0), Emanuel Gularte (7.0), Miguel Barbieri (7.3), Jaime Gómez (6.4), Pablo Barrera (7.7), Kevin Escamilla (6.7), Federico Lértora (7.8), Raúl Sandoval (7.0), José Zúñiga (8.1) and Ettson Ayón (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joaquín Montecinos, Paolo Yrízar, Camilo Sanvezzo, Mauro Laínez, Marco García, Jordan Sierra (6.4), Nicolás Cordero (7.3), Alberto García (6.6), Alejandro Arana and Pablo Nicolás Ortíz.

Substitutions

Querétaro made 3 changes: Raúl Sandoval for Jordan Sierra (69′), Ettson Ayón for Nicolás Cordero (61′) and Pablo Barrera for Alberto García (84′).

Best player: José Zúñiga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Querétaro was José Zúñiga.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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