MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM was eventually too good for Santos Laguna with the goal of Guillermo Martínez (24′), José Caicedo (45′) and Leonardo Suárez (66′).
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 6:05 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas assisted by José Martínez and Mayra Alejandra Mora Cerero. The 4th official was Aldo Ballesteros Barba. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.64 degrees Celsius or 69.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 9 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 90 Attack 79
- 46 Dangerous attack 10
- 70 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Pumas UNAM was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Santos Laguna that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Pumas UNAM was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pumas UNAM won the match.
Pumas UNAM shot 24 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Santos Laguna shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 4 yellow cards (Lisandro Magallán, Ulises Rivas, Nathan Silva and Rodrigo López). Regarding the opposition, Santos Laguna received 1 yellow card (Pedro Aquino).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Santos Laguna will play away against Toluca on the 22nd of February with a 18-14 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (15 draws).
Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM
28'
74'
45'
Pumas UNAM adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gustavo Alberto Lema decided to play with the following team: Julio González , Jesús Rivas , Nathan Silva , Lisandro Magallán , Robert Ergas , Ulises Rivas , José Caicedo , Leonardo Suárez , Piero Quispe , Eduardo Salvio and Guillermo Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: José Galindo, Rodrigo López , Christian Tabó, Carlos Gutiérrez, César Huerta , Pablo Monroy, Adrián Aldrete , Ali Ávila , Santiago Trigos and Pablo Emiliano Lara Nevarez.
Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Eduardo Salvio for César Huerta (64′), José Caicedo for Rodrigo López (54′), Ulises Rivas for Santiago Trigos (74′), Robert Ergas for Adrián Aldrete (74′) and Guillermo Martínez for Ali Ávila (74′).
Player of the match: Leonardo Suárez
The most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Leonardo Suárez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna
Also Santos Laguna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Carlos Acevedo , Ismael Govea , Santiago Núñez , Dória , Bruno Amione , Alan Cervantes , Ronaldo Prieto , Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez , Franco Fagúndez , Jair Gonzalez and Santiago Muñoz .
They had on the bench: Duván Vergara , Jesús Ocejo , Pedro Aquino , Hugo Rodríguez, Raúl López, Diego Medina , Gibran Lajud, Luis Espinoza, Salvador Mariscal and S. Carrillo .
Santos Laguna could not rely on the presence of S. Carrillo (injured).
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 4 changes: Franco Fagúndez for Duván Vergara (46′), Santiago Muñoz for Jesús Ocejo (69′), Ronaldo Prieto for Pedro Aquino (46′) and Jair Gonzalez for Diego Medina (69′).
Player of the match: Carlos Acevedo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was the goalkeeper: Carlos Acevedo. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – Santos Laguna – 3-0
- Monterrey – Toluca – 0-0
