Pumas UNAM and Necaxa draw 2-2 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM manages to recover against Necaxa with a goal on the J. Paradela 54' and a goal on the E. Méndez 49'.

Mark Hall

February 2, 2024

MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM comes back against Necaxa with a goal on the J. Paradela 54′ and a goal on the E. Méndez 49′. Pumas UNAM was decisively better in terms of ball possession (73%)

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the help of Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Guillermo Pacheco Larios. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.

Match Statistics

Pumas UNAM

2 - 2

Necaxa

! 73 Ball Possession 27

Shots

23 Total 8
7 On Target 5
11 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 0

139 Attack 57
66 Dangerous attack 19
105 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Pumas UNAM had a superior ball possession 73% while Necaxa was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Pumas UNAM to win the match.

Pumas UNAM shot 23 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Necaxa shot 8 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (Lisandro Magallán). Talking about the opposition, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (José Paradela, Jair Cortés and Alejandro Andrade).

Also, Necaxa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Eduardo Fentanes Orozco (Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (50′).

Match Timeline

Ulises Rivas(goal)

42'

46'

Diego Gómez- sub ->Andrés Colorado

46'

Ricardo Monreal- sub ->Emilio Martínez

49'

Edgar Méndez(goal)

49'

José Paradela- Yellow

Lisandro Magallán(goal)Eduardo Salvio

52'

54'

José Paradela(goal)Ricardo Monreal

59'

Jorge Rodríguez- sub ->Edgar Méndez

Lisandro Magallán- Yellow

64'

Robert Ergas- sub ->Piero Quispe

74'

C. Gutiérrez- sub ->Pablo Bennevendo

74'

78'

Jair Cortés- sub ->Brayan Garnica

78'

Rogelio Cortéz- sub ->José Paradela

79'

Jair Cortés(yellowredcard)

79'

Alejandro Andrade- Yellow

78'

Jair Cortés- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Pumas UNAM has 7 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa will has 15 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away against Tigres UANL on the 4th of February with a 22-12 head to head in favor of Tigres UANL (12 draws).

Necaxa will play away against Juárez on the 3rd of February with a 3-3 head to head record.

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM

Julio González 1.Mexico

6.4

Pablo Bennevendo 2.Mexico

6.4

74'

Lisandro Magallán 4.Argentina

7.5

64'

52'

Nathan Silva 6.Brazil

7.3

Adrián Aldrete 16.Mexico

7.1

84'

Eduardo Salvio 10.Argentina

8.5

César Huerta 12.Mexico

7.5

Ulises Rivas 15.Mexico

7.8

42'

José Caicedo 18.Colombia

7.3

P. Quispe 27.Peru

7.1

74'

Guillermo Martínez 9.Mexico

6.3

Substitutes

R. Galindo 3.Mexico

P. Monroy 13.Mexico

Robert Ergas 22.Uruguay

7.5

74'

Rodrigo López 7.Mexico

C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico

6.8

74'

S. Trigos 20.Mexico

M. Carreón 197.Mexico

Pumas UNAM adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Gustavo Alberto Lema decided to play with the following team: Julio González (6.4), Pablo Bennevendo (6.4), Nathan Silva (7.3), Lisandro Magallán (7.5), Adrián Aldrete (7.1), Ulises Rivas (7.8), José Caicedo (7.3), Eduardo Salvio (8.5), Piero Quispe (7.1), César Huerta (7.5) and Guillermo Martínez (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: José Galindo, Rodrigo López, Carlos Gutiérrez (6.8), Pablo Monroy, Santiago Trigos, Robert Ergas (7.5), Mateo Casares, Miguel Carreón Medel, Pablo Emiliano Lara Nevarez and Santiago López López (6.4).

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 2 changes: Pablo Bennevendo for Carlos Gutiérrez (74′) and Piero Quispe for Robert Ergas (74′).

Player of the match: Eduardo Salvio

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Eduardo Salvio.

His rating is 8.5 with 42 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa

Ezequiel Unsain 22.Argentina

7.8

Emilio Martínez 2.Mexico

6.8

46'

Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay

6.8

Alexis Peña 4.Mexico

6.7

Alán Montes 23.Mexico

6.8

Heriberto Jurado 11.Mexico

6.8

Alejandro Andrade 13.Mexico

6.6

79'

Brayan Garnica 15.Mexico

6.7

78'

Andrés Colorado 25.Colombia

6.8

46'

Edgar Méndez 7.Spain

7.3

59'

49'

José Paradela 10.Argentina

7.5

78'

49'

54'

Substitutes

Raúl Gudiño 1.Mexico

J. Alcántar 6.Mexico

Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico

7.0

59'

Jair Cortés 24.Mexico

4.6

78'

Rogelio Cortéz 17.Mexico

6.4

78'

Diego Gómez 19.Mexico

6.6

46'

Alek Álvarez 21.Mexico

Fernando Arce 33.United States

Braian Samudio 18.Paraguay

Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico

7.3

46'

Also Necaxa adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Ezequiel Unsain (7.8), Emilio Martínez (6.8), Alexis Peña (6.7), Alán Montes (6.8), Agustín Oliveros (6.8), Brayan Garnica (6.7), Andrés Colorado (6.8), Alejandro Andrade (6.6), Heriberto Jurado (6.8), Edgar Méndez (7.3) and José Paradela (7.5).

They had on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Jesús Alcántar, Rogelio Cortéz (6.4), Braian Samudio, Diego Gómez (6.6), Jorge Rodríguez (7.0), Alek Álvarez, Jair Cortés (4.6), Ricardo Monreal (7.3) and Fernando Arce.

Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Jorge Rodríguez (injured).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: Edgar Méndez for Jorge Rodríguez (59′), Emilio Martínez for Ricardo Monreal (46′), Andrés Colorado for Diego Gómez (46′), Brayan Garnica for Jair Cortés (78′) and José Paradela for Rogelio Cortéz (78′).