TORREóN. Santos Laguna was eventually too strong for Cruz Azul with the goal of Diego Medina (36′), Franco Fagúndez (69′) and Santiago Muñoz (83′). Cruz Azul was much better in terms of ball possession (65%).
Gonzalo Piovi squandered a decisive penalty (80′). That would have allowed Cruz Azul to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the assistance of Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Jair De Jesús Sosa García. The 4th official was Guillermo Pacheco Larios. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.49 degrees Celsius or 63.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 5 Total 20
- 3 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 6
- 40 Attack 140
- 16 Dangerous attack 63
- 84 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 65% while Santos Laguna was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Santos Laguna managed to find the solution to win this match.
Santos Laguna shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 20 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Santos Laguna received 4 yellow cards (Salvador Mariscal, Santiago Muñoz, Franco Fagúndez and Dória). Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul received 4 yellow cards (Bryan Javier Gamboa Galarza, Rodrigo Huescas, Érik Lira and Alexis Gutiérrez).
Also, Cruz Azul didn’t end the match with 11 players after Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (59′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Santos Laguna has 13 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Cruz Azul will stays with 17 points like Atlas to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Carlos Acevedo
, Raúl López , Santiago Núñez , Dória , Emmanuel Ricardo Echeverría Mata , Salvador Mariscal , Diego Medina , Alan Cervantes , Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez , R. Sordo and Jesús Ocejo .The home team had on the bench: Franco Fagúndez
, Duván Vergara , Aldo Lopez, Jair Gonzalez, Santiago Muñoz , Ronaldo Prieto , Gibran Lajud, Luis Espinoza, Jonathan Geovanni Pérez Sánchez and Luis Ángel Gómez Bernal.Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 5 changes: Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez for Duván Vergara (87′), Diego Medina for Ronaldo Prieto (87′), Salvador Mariscal for Aldo Lopez (90′), Jesús Ocejo for Santiago Muñoz (66′) and R. Sordo for Franco Fagúndez (67′).
Player of the match: Carlos Acevedo
The player that probably impressed the most for Santos Laguna was the goalkeeper: Carlos Acevedo. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Martin Anselmi played with: Kevin Mier
, Willer Ditta , Érik Lira , Gonzalo Piovi , Ignacio Rivero , Carlos Rodríguez , Lorenzo Faravelli , Carlos Rotondi , Uriel Antuna , Alexis Gutiérrez and Ángel Sepúlveda .The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Carlos Salcedo
, C. Cándido , Rodrigo Huescas , Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales Rosas, Jorge Luis García Rivas, Mauro Zaleta, Bryan Javier Gamboa Galarza and M. Levy .Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 3 changes: Carlos Rotondi for Carlos Salcedo (75′), Lorenzo Faravelli for C. Cándido (67′) and Alexis Gutiérrez for Rodrigo Huescas (67′).
Player of the match: Carlos Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Carlos Rodríguez.
His rating is
with 75 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pachuca – Querétaro – 1-2
- Santos Laguna – Cruz Azul – 3-0
- América – Tigres UANL – 2-0
- Pumas UNAM – Tijuana – 3-3