SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL beats Santos Laguna 1-0 after C. Salcedo scored just 1 goal (82′). Tigres UANL was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.​

Tigres UANL remained with 10 players after R. Fulgencio received a red card in the 85′.

The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who was helped by Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a superior ball possession 61% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Santos Laguna was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Tigres UANL managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Tigres UANL shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Santos Laguna shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Tigres UANL received 3 yellow cards (N. Lopez, L. Rodriguez and J. Duenas). Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna received 4 yellow cards (Doria, E. Preciado, F. Gorriaran and D. Valdes).

(Tigres UANL) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).

Standings

After playing this match, Tigres UANL will have 28 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna will stay with 24 points like Toluca and Puebla to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Tigres UANL will host León on the 2nd of December with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (9 draws).

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Guzmán (6.9), Luís Rodríguez (6.8), Diego Reyes (6.9), Guido Pizarro (7.6), Carlos Salcedo (8.4), Javier Aquino (7.7), Juan Vigón (7.0), Rafael Carioca (6.9), Luis Quiñones (6.0), Nico López (7.2) and André-Pierre Gignac (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos González (6.6), Miguel Ortega, David Ayala (6.4), Leonardo Fernández, Raymundo Fulgencio, Hugo Ayala, Florian Thauvin (6.8), Jesús Dueñas (6.4), Aldo Cruz and Juan Sanchez (6.4).

Tigres UANL could not rely on the presence of J. Duenas (injured).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 5 changes: J. Vigon for F. Thauvin (60′), R. Carioca for C. Gonzalez (60′), G. Pizarro for J. Duenas (66′), A. Gignac for J. Sanchez (85′) and N. Lopez for D. Ayala (86′).

Best player: Carlos Salcedo​

The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Carlos Salcedo.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 83 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: Carlos Acevedo (6.6), Carlos Orrantia (6.7), Félix Torres (7.1), Dória (6.8), Omar Campos (6.8), Alan Cervantes (7.1), Fernando Gorriarán (6.6), Juan Otero (6.4), Diego Valdés (6.6), Ayrton Preciado (6.6) and Eduardo Aguirre (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ismael Govea, Ignacio Jeraldino (6.2), Gibran Lajud, Jose Avila, Brian Lozano (6.3), Jesús Ocejo (6.3), Hugo Rodriguez, David Andrade, Ronaldo Prieto and Jordan Carillo Rodriguez.

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 3 changes: E. Preciado for B. Lozano (68′), E. Aguirre for J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (69′) and C. Orrantia for I. Jeraldino (85′).

Best player: Félix Torres​

The player that probably impressed the most for Santos Laguna was Félix Torres.

His rating is (7.1) with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Tigres UANL – Santos Laguna – 1-0
• León – Puebla – 2-0