TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca destroys Atlas 4-1 with goals of Federico Pereira (5′), Alexis Vega (35′), Jesús Angulo (67′) and Iván López (90′). On the opposite side, Atlas scored with ​José Lozano (87′). Toluca capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Karen Hernández Andrade who had the assistance of Alberto Morín Méndez and Erick Durón Martínez. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.35 degrees Celsius or 75.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Toluca

4 - 1

Atlas

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 72
  • 40 Dangerous attack 26
  • 93 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Toluca had a superior ball possession 58% while Atlas was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toluca was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match​.

Toluca shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Atlas shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Toluca didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Atlas received 4 yellow cards (J. Murillo, Jeremy Márquez, J. Murillo and Juan Zapata).

Match Timeline

Federico Pereira(goal)Brian García
5'
Alexis Vega(goal)Jean Meneses
35'
77'
J. Murillo- Yellow
46'
José Lozano- sub ->Jeremy Márquez
46'
Juan Zapata- sub ->Víctor Ríos
Iván López- sub ->Jean Meneses
62'
Jesús Angulo(goal)Alexis Vega
67'
Maximiliano Araújo- sub ->Juan Domínguez
68'
Tomás Belmonte- sub ->M. Ruíz
68'
45'
Jeremy Márquez- Yellow
Robert Morales- sub ->Brian García
82'
Adrián Mora- sub ->Juan Escobar
83'
83'
C. Trejo- sub ->E. Aguirre
85'
J. Murillo- Yellow
85'
Juan Zapata- Yellow
87'
José Lozano(goal)Hugo Nervo
Iván López(goal)Federico Pereira
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 playing this encounter, Toluca has 21 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Atlas will stays with 17 points like Cruz Azul to soar in the 16th place.

Next matches

Toluca – Formation

Toluca
G
Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil
7.0
D
Federico Pereira 6.Uruguay
8.8
5'
D
Carlos Orrantía 8.Mexico
7.3
D
Brian García 17.Mexico
7.5
82'
D
Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay
7.3
83'
M
Juan Domínguez 7.Mexico
6.7
68'
M
Jesús Angulo 10.Mexico
8.1
67'
M
M. Ruíz 14.Mexico
7.1
68'
M
Jean Meneses 16.Chile
7.3
62'
M
Claudio Baeza 23.Chile
7.0
F
Alexis Vega 25.Mexico
8.9
35'
Substitutes
G
Luis García 22.Mexico
D
M. Isaís 12.Mexico
D
Adrián Mora 27.Mexico
6.3
83'
M
Tomás Belmonte 5.Argentina
7.0
68'
M
Maximiliano Araújo 11.Uruguay
7.1
68'
M
Antonio Figueroa 21.Mexico
M
Víctor Arteaga 198.Mexico
F
Iván López 19.Mexico
7.3
62' 90'
F
Robert Morales 31.Paraguay
6.6
82'
F
I. Violante 190.Mexico

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

The manager Renato Manuel Alves Paiva decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.0), Carlos Orrantía (7.3), Juan Escobar (7.3), Federico Pereira (8.8), Brian García (7.5), Claudio Baeza (7.0), M. Ruíz (7.1), Juan Domínguez (6.7), Jesús Angulo (8.1), Jean Meneses (7.3) and Alexis Vega (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Belmonte (7.0), Maximiliano Araújo (7.1), M. Isaís, Iván López (7.3), Antonio Figueroa, Luis García, Adrián Mora (6.3), Robert Morales (6.6), I. Violante and Víctor Arteaga.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: Brian García for Robert Morales (82′), Jean Meneses for Iván López (62′), Juan Escobar for Adrián Mora (83′), Juan Domínguez for Maximiliano Araújo (68′) and M. Ruíz for Tomás Belmonte (68′).

Player of the match: Alexis Vega​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Alexis Vega.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Atlas – Formation

Atlas
G
C. Vargas 12.Colombia
6.3
D
Hugo Nervo 2.Argentina
6.3
D
Idekel Domínguez 3.Mexico
6.1
D
Luis Reyes 14.Mexico
6.4
D
Carlos Robles 21.Mexico
6.4
M
Mateo García 8.Argentina
7.0
74'
M
J. Murillo 15.Venezuela
6.7
83' 85'
M
Jeremy Márquez 18.Mexico
6.4
46' 45'
M
Aldo Rocha 26.Mexico
6.3
M
Víctor Ríos 185.Mexico
6.7
46'
F
E. Aguirre 19.Mexico
7.1
83'
Substitutes
G
J. Hernández 1.Mexico
D
José Lozano 17.Mexico
7.0
46' 87'
M
Édgar Zaldívar 6.Mexico
M
Juan Zapata 20.Colombia
6.8
46' 85'
M
Augusto Solari 22.Argentina
M
Abraham Bass 189.Mexico
F
C. Trejo 24.Mexico
6.6
83'

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

Beñat San José Gil played with: C. Vargas (6.3), Idekel Domínguez (6.1), Carlos Robles (6.4), Hugo Nervo (6.3), Luis Reyes (6.4), Aldo Rocha  (6.3), Víctor Ríos (6.7), Jeremy Márquez (6.4), J. Murillo (6.7), E. Aguirre (7.1) and Mateo García (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: J. Hernández, Édgar Zaldívar, José Lozano (7.0), Juan Zapata (6.8), Augusto Solari, C. Trejo (6.6), Abraham Bass, Luis Flores, Israel Alejandro Larios López (6.3) and Jesús Eduardo Serrato Zambrano (6.6).

Substitutions

Atlas made 3 changes: Víctor Ríos for Juan Zapata (46′), Jeremy Márquez for José Lozano (46′) and E. Aguirre for C. Trejo (83′).

Player of the match: E. Aguirre​

The most impressive player for Atlas was E. Aguirre.

His rating is 7.1 with 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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