LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Cruz Azul beat León. Cruz Azul was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio León (Nou Camp) (León de los Aldamas) stadium in León de los Aldamas on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the collaboration of José de Jesús Baños Caballero and Mayra Alejandra Mora Cerero. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.57 degrees Celsius or 79.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.​

Match Statistics​

León

2 - 3

Cruz Azul

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 6 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 57 Attack 107
  • 19 Dangerous attack 39
  • 84 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 8 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 63% while León was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruz Azul won the match.​

León shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

León received 2 yellow cards (Edgar Guerra and Adonis Frías). Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul received 4 yellow cards (Mauro Zaleta, Carlos Salcedo, Rafael Guerrero and Mauro Zaleta).

Match Timeline

29'
Carlos Rodríguez(goal)
38'
R. Huescas(goal)Ángel Sepúlveda
Adonis Frías- Yellow
44'
Edgar Guerra- sub ->Elías Hernández
46'
Alan Medina- sub ->Ángel Mena
46'
59'
Ignacio Rivero- sub ->Rodrigo Huescas
60'
Camilo Cándido- sub ->Carlos Rotondi
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Nicolás López
61'
Iván Moreno- sub ->Sebastian Santos
61'
90'
Carlos Salcedo- Yellow
Gonzalo Nápoli- sub ->Fidel Ambríz
90'
Alan Medina(goal)
90'
90'
Rafael Guerrero- sub ->Carlos Salcedo
90'
Mauro Zaleta- sub ->Alexis Gutiérrez
90'
Mauro Zaleta- Yellow
90'
Mauro Zaleta- Yellow
90'
Uriel Antuna(goal)
Alfonso Alvarado(goal)Edgar Guerra
90'
90'
Rafael Guerrero(VAR_CARD)
90'
Rafael Guerrero- Yellow
Edgar Guerra- 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 match, León stays with 7 points like Atlético San Luis to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul will has 17 points like Atlas to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, León will host Atlético San Luis on the 24th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of León (1 draw).

Cruz Azul will play away against América on the 25th of February with a 20-10 head to head statistic in favor of América (16 draws).

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico
D
William Tesillo 6.Colombia
D
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
44'
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
D
David Ramírez 28.Mexico
M
F. Ambríz 5.Mexico
90'
M
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
46'
M
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
46'
F
Nicolás López 10.Uruguay
61'
F
Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay
Substitutes
G
O. García 212.Mexico
D
Iván Moreno 7.Mexico
61'
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
M
Gonzalo Nápoli 19.Uruguay
90'
F
Edgar Guerra 15.Colombia
46' 90'
F
Alan Medina 16.Uruguay
46' 90'
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
61' 90'

León started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Fidel Ambríz, William Tesillo, Nicolás López, Elías Hernández, Ángel Mena, Federico Viñas, Adonis Frías, Osvaldo Rodríguez, David Ramírez, Rodolfo Cota and Sebastian Santos.

The home team had on the bench: Iván Moreno, Edgar Guerra, Alan Medina, Gonzalo Nápoli, Alfonso Alvarado, Paul Bellón, Óscar Villa, Óscar Alba, Pedro Budib and Oscar García.

León could not rely on the presence of Gonzalo Nápoli (injured).

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: Elías Hernández for Edgar Guerra (46′), Ángel Mena for Alan Medina (46′), Nicolás López for Alfonso Alvarado (61′), Sebastian Santos for Iván Moreno (61′) and Fidel Ambríz for Gonzalo Nápoli (90′).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Kevin Mier 23.Colombia
D
Carlos Salcedo 3.Mexico
90' 90'
D
É. Lira 6.Mexico
D
Gonzalo Piovi 33.Argentina
M
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
90'
M
Lorenzo Faravelli 8.Argentina
M
Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico
90'
M
R. Huescas 18.Mexico
59' 38'
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
29'
M
Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina
60'
F
Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico
90'
Substitutes
G
Andrés Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Rafael Guerrero 2.Mexico
90' 90'
D
Camilo Cándido 13.Uruguay
60'
D
Carlos Vargas 26.Mexico
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
59'
M
M. Zaleta 204.Mexico
90' 90'

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

Martin Anselmi played with: Carlos Salcedo, Érik Lira, Uriel Antuna, Lorenzo Faravelli, Ángel Sepúlveda, Alexis Gutiérrez, Rodrigo Huescas, Carlos Rodríguez, Kevin Mier, Carlos Rotondi and Gonzalo Piovi.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, C. Cándido, Ignacio Rivero, Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales Rosas, Jorge Luis García Rivas, Mauro Zaleta, Bryan Javier Gamboa Galarza and M. Levy.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Rodrigo Huescas for Ignacio Rivero (59′), Carlos Rotondi for C. Cándido (60′), Carlos Salcedo for Rafael Guerrero (90′) and Alexis Gutiérrez for Mauro Zaleta (90′).

Results of the day

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