TORREóN. Santos Laguna defeats Toluca 3-1. Santos Laguna was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Félix Torres (35′), Diego Medina (60′) and Juan Brunetta (63′). Toluca reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 3′) by Tomás Belmonte, but there was not much to do for them. Toluca was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Sunday and it started at 6:05 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.68 degrees Celsius or 76.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 20 Total 18
- 7 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 10
- 77 Attack 122
- 41 Dangerous attack 66
- 59 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 11
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Toluca was in firm control of the ball 68% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Santos Laguna managed to find the solution to win this match.
Santos Laguna shot 20 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 18 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Santos Laguna received 3 yellow cards (Omar Campos, Juan Brunetta and Carlos Acevedo). On the opposite side, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Maximiliano Araújo, Fernando Piñuelas and Tiago Volpi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Santos Laguna will have 20 points like León and Tijuana to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will stay with 21 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away with Atlético San Luis on the 11th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (2 draws).
Toluca will play away agasint Mazatlán on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (2 draws).
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna
78'
76'
35'
Santos Laguna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino decided to play with the following team: Carlos Acevedo , Ismael Govea , Félix Torres , Hugo Rodríguez , Omar Campos , Aldo Lopez , Alan Cervantes , Emerson Rodríguez , Juan Brunetta , Duván Vergara and Harold Preciado .
The home team had on the bench: Jesús Gómez, Javier Correa , Jesús Ocejo, Jair Gonzalez , Santiago Muñoz, Ronaldo Prieto , Raúl López , Diego Medina , Hector Holguin and Salvador Mariscal.
Santos Laguna could not rely on the presence of Ronaldo Prieto (injured) and Jair Gonzalez (injured).
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 5 changes: Hugo Rodríguez for Ronaldo Prieto (14′), Duván Vergara for Diego Medina (46′), Harold Preciado for Javier Correa (76′), Ismael Govea for Raúl López (76′) and Emerson Rodríguez for Jair Gonzalez (76′).
Best player: Juan Brunetta
The most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Juan Brunetta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (85% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
Also Toluca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi , Andrés Mosquera , Fernando Piñuelas , Valber Huerta , Abraham Vargas , Tomás Belmonte , Jesús Venegas , Juan Domínguez , Marcel Ruiz , Maximiliano Araújo and Iván López .
They had on the bench: Carlos Orrantía, Pedro Raul , Jesús Angulo , Jean Meneses , Brian García , Fernando Navarro, Luis García, Adrián Mora, Robert Morales and Everardo López.
Toluca could not rely on the presence of Jean Meneses (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: Andrés Mosquera for Jean Meneses (58′), Iván López for Robert Morales (58′), Jesús Venegas for Jesús Angulo (46′), Fernando Piñuelas for Brian García (46′) and Abraham Vargas for Pedro Raul (87′).
Best player: Robert Morales
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Robert Morales.
His rating is with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
