Cruz Azul recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Mazatlán 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul was able to reverse the score against Mazatlán to win 2-1.

January 29, 2024

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul succeeded in reverse the score against Mazatlán to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Mazatlán to strike first with a goal of Gustavo del Prete at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ángel Sepúlveda gave the win to Cruz Azul in the 45′ minute. Cruz Azul capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

José Joaquín Esquivel received a red card (41′). This red card was one of the reason why Mazatlán lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the assistance of Michel Caballero Galicia and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez. The weather was dust. The temperature was pleasant at 20.84 degrees Celsius or 69.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.

Match Statistics

Cruz Azul

2 - 1

Mazatlán

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

16 Total 6
7 On Target 3
5 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 1

98 Attack 61
43 Dangerous attack 18
74 Ball safe 93

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cruz Azul was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruz Azul won the match.

Cruz Azul shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Mazatlán shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (Lorenzo Faravelli and Uriel Antuna). On the opposite side, Mazatlán received 2 yellow cards (Brian Rubio and Jair Díaz).

Also, Mazatlán didn’t finish the match with 11 players after José Joaquín Esquivel (Mazatlán) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (41′).

Match Timeline

10'

Gustavo del Prete(goal)Yoel Bárcenas

Gabriel Fernández (goal)Uriel Antuna

16'

55'

Jair Díaz- Yellow

39'

José Esquivel(VAR_CARD)

41'

José Esquivel- Red

Ángel Sepúlveda(goal)Uriel Antuna

45'

46'

José Madueña- sub ->Luis Olivas

56'

Brian Rubio- Yellow

Lorenzo Faravelli- Yellow

60'

Alexis Gutiérrez- sub ->Gabriel Fernández

66'

Uriel Antuna- Yellow

63'

73'

Luis Amarilla- sub ->Brian Rubio

73'

Alan Medina- sub ->Yoel Bárcenas

É. Lira- sub ->Lorenzo Faravelli

74'

Mauro Zaleta- sub ->Carlos Rotondi

75'

Camilo Cándido- sub ->Uriel Antuna

85'

Alonso Escoboza- sub ->Jair Díaz

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Cruz Azul has 17 points like Atlas to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán will stays with 0 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will host Tijuana on the 31st of January with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Cruz Azul (9 draws).

Mazatlán will host León on the 31st of January with a 6-2 head to head in favor of León (0 draws).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul

Kevin Mier 23.Colombia

7.0

Willer Ditta 4.Colombia

6.7

Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay

7.0

Gonzalo Piovi 33.Argentina

7.3

Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico

7.7

85'

63'

Lorenzo Faravelli 8.Argentina

6.7

74'

60'

R. Huescas 18.Mexico

7.0

Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico

7.3

Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina

7.3

75'

Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico

7.5

85'

45'

Gabriel Fernández 27.Uruguay

7.1

66'

16'

Substitutes

Andrés Gudiño 1.Mexico

Rafael Guerrero 2.Mexico

Camilo Cándido 13.Uruguay

6.4

85'

Carlos Vargas 26.Mexico

É. Lira 6.Mexico

6.4

74'

Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico

6.7

66'

Luis Iturbide 31.Mexico

M. Zaleta 204.Mexico

6.4

75'

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

The manager Martin Anselmi decided to play with the following team: Kevin Mier (7.0), Ignacio Rivero (7.0), Willer Ditta (6.7), Gonzalo Piovi (7.3), Rodrigo Huescas (7.0), Uriel Antuna (7.7), Carlos Rodríguez (7.3), Lorenzo Faravelli (6.7), Carlos Rotondi (7.3), Ángel Sepúlveda (7.5) and Gabriel Fernández (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Érik Lira (6.4), C. Cándido (6.4), Alexis Gutiérrez (6.7), Carlos Vargas, Luis Iturbide, Amaury Morales Rosas, Mauro Zaleta (6.4) and M. Levy (6.6).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Lorenzo Faravelli for Érik Lira (74′), Carlos Rotondi for Mauro Zaleta (75′), Gabriel Fernández for Alexis Gutiérrez (66′) and Uriel Antuna for C. Cándido (85′).

Player of the match: Uriel Antuna

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán

Hugo González 13.Mexico

7.8

Luis Olivas 2.Mexico

6.3

46'

Jair Díaz 4.Mexico

6.1

85'

55'

Facundo Almada 5.Argentina

6.8

Yoel Bárcenas 11.Panama

7.0

73'

José Esquivel 16.Mexico

5.4

41'

Andrés Montaño 22.Mexico

7.0

Ventura Alvarado 31.United States

7.0

Jefferson Intriago 35.Ecuador

7.0

Brian Rubio 9.Mexico

6.7

73'

56'

Gustavo del Prete 32.Argentina

7.9

10'

Substitutes

Daniel Gutiérrez 1.Mexico

Luis Sánchez 3.Mexico

Bryan Colula 15.Mexico

José Madueña 33.Mexico

7.1

46'

Alan Medina 7.Mexico

6.6

73'

Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico

6.4

85'

Eduard Bello 21.Venezuela

Sergio Flores 23.Mexico

Luis Amarilla 24.Paraguay

7.0

73'

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

Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez played with: Hugo Gonzalez (7.8), Yoel Bárcenas (7.0), Facundo Almada (6.8), Luis Olivas (6.3), Jair Díaz (6.1), Ventura Alvarado (7.0), Jefferson Intriago (7.0), José Joaquín Esquivel (5.4), Andres Montaño (7.0), Gustavo del Prete (7.9) and Brian Rubio (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Luis Sánchez, Alan Medina (6.6), Bryan Colula, Alonso Escoboza (6.4), Eduard Bello, Sergio Flores, Luis Amarilla (7.0), José Madueña (7.1) and Ramiro Árciga.

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 4 changes: Jair Díaz for Alonso Escoboza (85′), Brian Rubio for Luis Amarilla (73′), Yoel Bárcenas for Alan Medina (73′) and Luis Olivas for José Madueña (46′).