AGUASCALIENTES. León overcome Necaxa to win 2-1. A goal from F. Viñas was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was León to strike first with a goal of Luís Cervantes at the 61′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Federico Viñas gave the win to León in the 89′ minute with a goal. León took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández who had the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Michel Caballero Galicia. The 4th official was Lizzet Amairany García Olvera. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.31 degrees Celsius or 81.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 11%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

León was in firm control of the ball 59% while Necaxa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, León was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Necaxa shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, León shot 16 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 1 yellow card (Ricardo Monreal). On the other side, León received 1 yellow card (William Tesillo).

Standings

After playing this match, Necaxa stays with 15 points to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, León will has 20 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eduardo Fentanes Orozco decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsain (8.7), Emilio Martínez (6.6), Alexis Peña  (7.3), Agustín Oliveros (6.8), Jorge Rodríguez (6.4), Fernando Arce (7.1), Brayan Garnica (7.5), Diego Gómez (6.6), Edgar Méndez (6.4), José Paradela (7.0) and Diber Cambindo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Alejandro Mayorga, J. Alcántar, Heriberto Jurado (6.6), Alejandro Andrade, Braian Samudio (7.1), Alán Montes, Jair Cortés, Andrés Colorado and Ricardo Monreal (7.0).

Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Braian Samudio (injured).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 3 changes: Edgar Méndez for Braian Samudio (44′), Diego Gómez for Heriberto Jurado (66′) and Jorge Rodríguez for Ricardo Monreal (66′).

Player of the match: Ezequiel Unsain​

The player that probably impressed the most for Necaxa was the goalkeeper: Ezequiel Unsain. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.

León – Formation

León started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Jorge Rodrigo Bava played with: Rodolfo Cota  (7.0), Iván Moreno (6.4), Stiven Barreiro (7.0), Paul Bellón (7.1), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.5), Edgar Guerra (7.3), Alfonso Alvarado (7.5), William Tesillo (7.3), Gonzalo Nápoli (6.8), Federico Viñas (7.3) and Elías Hernández (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Iván Rodríguez (6.4), Nicolás López (7.0), Adonis Frías, Óscar Villa, Luís Cervantes (7.3), Sebastian Santos, Erick Torres, Víctor Barajas García and Alan Fernando Gutiérrez Torres.

León could not rely on the presence of Luís Cervantes (injured).

Substitutions

León made 2 changes: Elías Hernández for Nicolás López (68′) and Gonzalo Nápoli for Iván Rodríguez (83′).

Player of the match: Alfonso Alvarado​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Alfonso Alvarado even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 31 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Necaxa – León – 1-2
• Juárez – Santos Laguna – 2-1