TORREóN. Tigres UANL was able to clinch a draw against Santos Laguna with a late goal from C. Salcedo scored in the (90′) after Santos Laguna got a lead with a goal from B. Lozano (50′). Tigres UANL was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Wednesday and it started at 8:06 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González who had the assistance of Alberto Morín Méndez and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a superior ball possession 57% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Santos Laguna had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Santos Laguna to win the match​.

Santos Laguna shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (J. Otero and F. Gorriaran). Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL received 3 yellow cards (G. Pizarro, J. Angulo and C. Salcedo).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Santos Laguna will have 1 points like América, Puebla, Tigres UANL, Monterrey and Querétaro to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL will have 1 points like América, Puebla, Santos Laguna, Monterrey and Querétaro to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away with Atlético San Luis on the 1st of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).

Tigres UANL will play away agasint Atlas on the 1st of May with a 14-8 head to head record in favor of Tigres UANL (12 draws).

Santos Laguna – Formation

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

The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: O. Campos, Carlos Acevedo (7.0), Carlos Orrantia (6.5), Félix Torres (6.6), Dória (6.5), Brian Lozano (7.3), Alan Cervantes (7.4), Fernando Gorriarán (6.3), Ayrton Preciado (7.0), Ignacio Jeraldino (6.6) and Juan Otero (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Gibran Lajud, Edgar Games, Jesús Ocejo, Ulises Rivas, David Andrade (6.4), Eduardo Aguirre (6.2), Hugo Rodriguez, Ronaldo Prieto (6.3) and Jordan Carillo Rodriguez.

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 3 changes: I. Jeraldino for E. Aguirre (64′), E. Preciado for D. Andrade (75′) and B. Lozano for R. Prieto (85′).

Best player: Alan Cervantes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Alan Cervantes.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Nahuel Guzmán (7.0), Jesús Angulo (7.7), Carlos Salcedo (7.8), Juan Sanchez (6.5), Luís Rodríguez (7.1), Guido Pizarro (7.1), Sebastián Córdova (7.3), Juan Vigón (6.5), André-Pierre Gignac (6.8), Florian Thauvin (7.8) and Carlos González (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Francisco Venegas, Miguel Ortega, Sergio Treviño, Aldo Cruz, David Ayala, R. Guerrero, Alan Ramos, Hugo Ayala, Luis Nájera and Rafael Carioca (6.8).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 2 changes: J. Sanchez for R. Carioca (60′) and F. Thauvin for A. Cruz (89′).

Best player: Carlos Salcedo​

The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Carlos Salcedo.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 69 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Santos Laguna – Tigres UANL – 1-1