MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM demolishes Toluca 5-0 with goals of Rogerio (31′), D. de Oliveira Barbosa (61′), Rogerio (64′), J. Ruvalcaba (69′) and H. Meritao (81′).

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the assistance of José Martínez and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Toluca had a strong ball possession 55% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pumas UNAM won the match​.

Pumas UNAM shot 27 times, 13 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Toluca shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 3 yellow cards (D. de Oliveira Barbosa, A. Ortiz and A. Talavera). On the other side, Toluca received 2 yellow cards (J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez and B. G. Sartiguin Godoy).

Standings

After this encounter, Pumas UNAM will have 3 points like Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Pachuca and Juárez to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will stay with 0 points like Atlas, León, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Necaxa, Atlético San Luis, Tijuana and Mazatlán to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will host Pachuca on the 1st of May with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).

Toluca will play away agasint León on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of León (7 draws).

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera (7.0), Alan Mozo (8.4), José Galindo (6.9), Arturo Ortiz (7.6), Marco García (7.4), Efraín Velarde (6.9), Leonel López (8.1), Favio Álvarez (8.1), Sebastian Saucedo (7.5), Rogério (8.4) and Diogo (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Higor Meritão (7.2), Amaury Garcia Moreno, Emanuel Montejano (6.4), Omar Islas, Julio González, Alek Álvarez, J. Ruvalcaba, Washington Corozo (6.8), Jero Rodríguez (6.4) and A. Freyfeld.

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Rogerio for W. Corozo (68′), S. Saucedo for J. Ruvalcaba (68′), M. Garcia for H. Meritao (76′), D. de Oliveira Barbosa for E. Montejano (82′) and F. Alvarez for J. Rodriguez (82′).

Best player: Rogério​

The most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Rogério.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 9.

Toluca – Formation

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

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: O. Vanegas, Gustavo Gutiérrez (6.8), Raúl López (6.0), Jorge Rodriguez (6.0), Jorge Torres (7.3), Alan Rodríguez (6.5), Claudio Baeza (6.3), Brandon Sartiaguin (6.7), Daniel Álvarez (6.7), Alexis Canelo (6.3) and Camilo Sanvezzo (6.4).

They had on the bench: Kevin Castañeda (6.1), Carlos Guzmán (6.4), Braian Samudio (6.2), Leonardo Fernández (6.3), Jordan Sierra (6.2), Pablo González, Luis García, Haret Ortega and Michael Estrada.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: C. Baeza for J. Sierra (46′), J. Torres for L. Fernandez (55′), A. Rodriguez for K. Castaneda (73′), D. Alvarez for B. Samudio (73′) and R. Lopez for C. Guzman (74′).

Best player: Jorge Torres​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Jorge Torres.

His rating is (7.3) with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Pumas UNAM – Toluca – 5-0