MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM was capable to reverse the scoreline against León to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was León to strike first with a goal of S. Colombatto at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Ortiz gave the win to Pumas UNAM in the 45′ minute. León was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
Pumas UNAM remained with 10 players after A. Mozo received a red card in the 82′. Anyhow, Pumas UNAM still succeeded in win this match competing only in 10. On the other side, also F. Martinez received a red card (51′). This red card was one of the reason why León lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios with the collaboration of José Martínez and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 83
- 37 Dangerous attack 31
- 52 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
León had a superior ball possession 63% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pumas UNAM was more pushing with 37 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pumas UNAM won the match.
Pumas UNAM shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, León shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 2 yellow cards (H. Meritao and W. Corozo). Regarding the opposition, León didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Pumas UNAM) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (82′).
Also, León didn’t end the match with 11 players after F. Martinez (León) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Pumas UNAM will have 9 points like Pachuca and Toluca to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, León will stay with 5 points like Monterrey to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will host Pachuca on the 1st of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).
León will host Toluca on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head in favor of León (7 draws).
Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera
, Alan Mozo , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Jero Rodríguez , Favio Álvarez , Higor Meritão , Leonel López , Diogo , Rogério and Sebastian Saucedo .The home team had on the bench: Julio González, Efraín Velarde, Cristian Battocchio, Miguel Carreón, José Galindo, Amaury Garcia Moreno, Omar Islas, Washington Corozo
, Juan Dinenno and Emanuel Montejano.Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: Rogerio for J. Dinenno (64′), S. Saucedo for W. Corozo (65′), F. Alvarez for J. Galindo (88′) and F. Alvarez for J. Galindo (88′).
Best player: Alfredo Talavera
The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was the goalkeeper: Alfredo Talavera. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.
León – Formation
León started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ariel Enrique Holan played with: Rodolfo Cota
, Andrés Mosquera , Jaine Barreiro , Gary Kagelmacher , Osvaldo Rodríguez , José Rodríguez , Federico Martinez , David Ramírez , Santiago Colombatto , Jean Meneses and Victor Dávila .They had on the bench: Gil Burón, Pedro Hernández, Oscar Villa, Fidel Ambríz, Jorge Díaz, Omar Fernández
, Elías Hernández , Luis Montes , Santiago Ormeño and Oscar García.León could not rely on the presence of E. Hernandez (injured).
Substitutions
León made 3 changes: D. Ramirez for E. Hernandez (66′), S. Colombatto for S. Ormeno (78′) and J. Meneses for O. Fernandez (78′).
Best player: Victor Dávila
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Victor Dávila.
His rating is
with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – León – 2-1
- Santos Laguna – América – 2-3
- Cruz Azul – Necaxa – 1-2