MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM had a comfortable win over Cruz Azul. Pumas UNAM scored with Cesar Huerta (30′), Cesar Huerta (60′), Ulises Rivas (72′) and Nathan Silva (80′). On the other side, Ángel Sepúlveda (45′) scored for Cruz Azul. Cruz Azul was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 10:10 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the support of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.79 degrees Celsius or 64.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Cruz Azul

1 - 4

Pumas UNAM

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 90
  • 63 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 13 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 61% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Pumas UNAM found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Cruz Azul shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (Ignacio Rivero and Juan Escobar). On the other side, Pumas UNAM received 5 yellow cards (Julio González, Adrián Aldrete, Pablo Monroy, Rodrigo López and Eduardo Salvio).

Match Timeline

Ignacio Rivero- Yellow
29'
30'
César Huerta(penalty)
36'
Rodrigo López- Yellow
42'
43'
Eduardo Salvio- Yellow
Ángel Sepúlveda(goal)
45'
46'
Robert Ergas- sub ->Juan Dinenno
46'
P. Monroy- Yellow
46'
S. Trigos- sub ->Rodrigo López
58'
Adrián Aldrete - Yellow
58'
Julio González- Yellow
60'
César Huerta(goal)Santiago Trigos
65'
65'
70'
Pablo Bennevendo- sub ->Pablo Monroy
70'
72'
Ulises Rivas(goal)Pablo Bennevendo
80'
Nathan Silva(goal)Gabriel Fernández
81'
Alexis Gutiérrez- sub ->Carlos Rotondi
81'
82'
Christian Tabó- sub ->Adrián Aldrete

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 contest, Cruz Azul will stay with 11 points like Tijuana to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM will have 21 points to remain in the 3rd 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).

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

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Andrés Gudiño 30.Mexico
6.3
D
Willer Ditta 4.Colombia
6.6
D
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
7.5
29'
D
R. Huescas 18.Mexico
6.6
65'
D
Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay
6.3
42'
D
Rafael Guerrero 33.Mexico
6.3
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
6.8
M
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
6.6
86'
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
7.0
81'
M
Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina
7.5
81'
F
Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico
7.0
65' 45'
Substitutes
G
Sebastián Jurado 25.Mexico
D
Carlos Vargas 26.Mexico
M
K. Castaño 5.Colombia
7.0
81'
M
Jesús Dueñas 8.Mexico
M
Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico
6.8
81'
M
Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico
M
Cristian Jiménez 32.Mexico
F
Moisés 10.Brazil
6.4
65'
F
Diber Cambindo 28.Colombia
7.0
65'

Cruz Azul started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Joaquín Moreno Garduño decided to play with the following team: Andrés Gudiño (6.3), Rodrigo Huescas (6.6), Rafael Guerrero (6.3), Juan Escobar (6.3), Willer Ditta (6.6), Ignacio Rivero (7.5), Uriel Antuna (6.6), Carlos Rodríguez (7.0), Érik Lira (6.8), Carlos Rotondi (7.5) and Ángel Sepúlveda (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Castaño  (7.0), Jesús Dueñas, Moisés (6.4), Alexis Gutiérrez (6.8), Alonso Escoboza, Sebastián Jurado, Carlos Vargas, Diber Cambindo (7.0), Cristian Jiménez and Amaury Morales Rosas (6.3).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Ángel Sepúlveda for Diber Cambindo (65′), Rodrigo Huescas for Moisés (65′), Carlos Rotondi for Alexis Gutiérrez (81′) and Carlos Rodríguez for Kevin Castaño  (81′).

Best player: Ignacio Rivero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was Ignacio Rivero.

His rating is (7.5) with 45 passes (67% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 16 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Julio González 1.Mexico
7.3
58'
D
Lisandro Magallán 4.Argentina
7.1
D
Nathan Silva 6.Brazil
7.3
80'
D
P. Monroy 13.Mexico
6.7
70' 46'
D
Adrián Aldrete 16.Mexico
6.8
82' 58'
M
Rodrigo López 7.Mexico
6.6
46' 36'
M
Eduardo Salvio 10.Argentina
7.1
70' 43'
M
César Huerta 12.Mexico
9.1
30', 60'
M
Ulises Rivas 15.Mexico
7.7
72'
M
Gabriel Fernández 19.Uruguay
7.3
F
J. Dinenno 9.Argentina
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Gil Alcalá 33.Mexico
D
Pablo Bennevendo 2.Mexico
7.0
70'
D
R. Galindo 3.Mexico
D
Robert Ergas 22.Uruguay
7.5
46'
D
Arturo Ortiz 25.Mexico
7.0
70'
M
Jesús Molina 5.Mexico
M
C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico
M
S. Trigos 20.Mexico
7.0
46'
F
Christian Tabó 8.Uruguay
7.0
82'
F
Gustavo del Prete 21.Argentina

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

Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich played with: Julio González (7.3), Pablo Monroy (6.7), Nathan Silva (7.3), Lisandro Magallán (7.1), Adrián Aldrete (6.8), Eduardo Salvio (7.1), Rodrigo López (6.6), Ulises Rivas (7.7), Cesar Huerta (9.1), Gabriel Fernández (7.3) and Juan Dinenno (6.4).

They had on the bench: Pablo Bennevendo (7.0), José Galindo, Jesús Molina, Christian Tabó (7.0), Carlos Gutiérrez, Santiago Trigos (7.0), Gustavo del Prete, Robert Ergas (7.5), Arturo Ortiz (7.0) and Gil Alcalá.

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Pablo Monroy for Pablo Bennevendo (70′), Eduardo Salvio for Arturo Ortiz (70′), Juan Dinenno for Robert Ergas (46′), Rodrigo López for Santiago Trigos (46′) and Adrián Aldrete for Christian Tabó (82′).

Best player: Cesar Huerta​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Cesar Huerta.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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