LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. León beat Santos Laguna 3-2 thanks to F. Viñas who scored in the 61st and 90th minute. León was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Franco Fagúndez received a red card (65′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Santos Laguna lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio León (Nou Camp) (León de los Aldamas) stadium in León de los Aldamas on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the support of José de Jesús Baños Caballero and Jaime Daniel González Ramírez. The 4th official was Yonatan Peinado Aguirre. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.55 degrees Celsius or 72.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.​

Match Statistics​

León

3 - 2

Santos Laguna

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 128 Attack 58
  • 69 Dangerous attack 26
  • 58 Ball safe 60
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 8 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

León had a strong ball possession 67% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why León won the match​.

León shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Santos Laguna shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

León received 2 yellow cards (Federico Viñas and Alan Medina). Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna received 4 yellow cards (Pedro Aquino, Jair Gonzalez, Santiago Núñez and Pablo Repetto Aquino).

Also, Santos Laguna didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Franco Fagúndez (Santos Laguna) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (65′).

Match Timeline

7'
Pedro Aquino- Yellow
43'
Harold Preciado(penalty)
Alan Medina- Yellow
45'
Iván Moreno- sub ->Nicolás López
46'
Gonzalo Nápoli- sub ->Iván Rodríguez
46'
Osvaldo Rodríguez- sub ->Stiven Barreiro
46'
47'
Jair González- Yellow
Federico Viñas(goal)Ángel Mena
61'
65'
Franco Fagúndez- Red
67'
Aldo López- sub ->Pedro Aquino
67'
Ramiro Sordo- sub ->Diego Medina
David Ramírez(VAR)
72'
Ángel Mena(penalty)
75'
74'
Santiago Núñez- Yellow
Andrés Guardado- sub ->David Ramírez
77'
79'
J. Carrillo- sub ->Jair Gonzalez
Elías Hernández- sub ->Ángel Mena
83'
90'
Santiago Muñoz- sub ->Alan Cervantes
90'
Ramiro Sordo(goal)
Federico Viñas(goal)Gonzalo Nápoli
90'
Federico Viñas- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After this encounter, León has 3 points like Pumas UNAM to move up in the 6th place. On the other side, Santos Laguna will stays with 1 points like Puebla and Juárez to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, León will play away with Mazatlán on the 31st of January with a 6-2 head to head in favor of León (0 draws).

Santos Laguna will host Puebla on the 31st of January with a 15-3 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (17 draws).

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico
6.3
D
William Tesillo 6.Colombia
6.8
D
Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia
6.3
46'
D
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
7.5
D
David Ramírez 28.Mexico
7.0
77'
M
F. Ambríz 5.Mexico
6.7
M
Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico
6.7
46'
M
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
8.5
83' 75'
M
Alan Medina 16.Uruguay
7.0
45'
F
Nicolás López 10.Uruguay
6.6
46'
F
Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay
9.1
90' 61', 90'
Substitutes
G
Alfonso Blanco 1.Mexico
D
Iván Moreno 7.Mexico
6.7
46'
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
6.4
46'
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
M
Andrés Guardado 17.Mexico
6.8
77'
M
Gonzalo Nápoli 19.Uruguay
7.0
46'
F
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
6.4
83'
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico

León started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Rodolfo Cota (6.3), David Ramírez (7.0), Stiven Barreiro (6.3), Adonis Frías (7.5), William Tesillo (6.8), Alan Medina (7.0), Fidel Ambríz (6.7), Iván Rodríguez (6.7), Nicolás López (6.6), Federico Viñas (9.1) and Ángel Mena (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Iván Moreno (6.7), Elías Hernández (6.4), Andrés Guardado (6.8), Gonzalo Nápoli (7.0), Alfonso Alvarado, Osvaldo Rodríguez (6.4), Paul Bellón, Luís Cervantes and Sebastian Santos.

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: Iván Rodríguez for Gonzalo Nápoli (46′), David Ramírez for Andrés Guardado (77′), Nicolás López for Iván Moreno (46′), Stiven Barreiro for Osvaldo Rodríguez (46′) and Ángel Mena for Elías Hernández (83′).

Player of the match: Federico Viñas​

The player that probably impressed the most for León was Federico Viñas.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14.

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna
G
Carlos Acevedo 1.Mexico
6.4
D
I. Govea 3.Mexico
6.7
D
Santiago Núñez 4.Argentina
6.6
74'
D
Matheus Dória 21.Brazil
6.6
D
Ronaldo Prieto 22.Mexico
6.7
90'
M
A. Cervantes 6.Mexico
7.1
90'
M
Franco Fagúndez 10.Uruguay
6.3
65'
M
Jair González 17.Mexico
6.8
79' 47'
M
Pedro Aquino 18.Peru
7.0
67' 7'
M
Diego Medina 24.Mexico
6.4
67'
F
Harold Preciado 7.Colombia
7.5
43'
Substitutes
G
Héctor Holguín 33.Mexico
D
Hugo Rodríguez 20.Mexico
D
Raúl López 23.Mexico
M
J. Carrillo 9.Mexico
7.1
79'
M
Aldo López 16.Mexico
6.4
67'
M
Salvador Mariscal Murra 190.Mexico
F
Jesús Ocejo 13.Mexico
F
Santiago Muñoz 19.Mexico
6.4
90'
F
Ramiro Sordo 26.Argentina
7.7
67' 90'

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

Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino played with: Carlos Acevedo (6.4), Ismael Govea (6.7), Santiago Núñez (6.6), Dória (6.6), Ronaldo Prieto (6.7), Alan Cervantes (7.1), Pedro Aquino (7.0), Diego Medina (6.4), Franco Fagúndez (6.3), Jair Gonzalez (6.8) and Harold Preciado (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez (7.1), Jesús Ocejo, Aldo Lopez (6.4), Santiago Muñoz (6.4), Hugo Rodríguez, Raúl López, R. Sordo (7.7), Hector Holguin, Emmanuel Ricardo Echeverría Mata (6.4) and Salvador Mariscal.

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 4 changes: Pedro Aquino for Aldo Lopez (67′), Jair Gonzalez for Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez (79′), Diego Medina for R. Sordo (67′) and Alan Cervantes for Santiago Muñoz (90′).

Player of the match: R. Sordo​

The most impressive player for Santos Laguna was R. Sordo.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.

Results of the day

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