PUEBLA. Cruz Azul snatched a late win Puebla 1-0 after U. Antuna scored a penalty (90′). Cruz Azul was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Katia Itzel García with the collaboration of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Diego Montaño Robles. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.57 degrees Celsius or 79.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Puebla

0 - 1

Cruz Azul

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 13 Total 24
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 17
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 70 Attack 151
  • 44 Dangerous attack 55
  • 78 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 5 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Cruz Azul was in firm control of the ball 69% while Puebla was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruz Azul won the encounter.​

Puebla shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 24 times, 5 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 5 yellow cards (Fernando Navarro, Sebastián Olmedo, Alberto Herrera, Lucas Cavallini and Pablo González). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Pablo González- Yellow
45'
Lucas Cavallini- Yellow
58'
Lucas Cavallini- sub ->Santiago Ormeño
56'
63'
Ángel Sepúlveda- sub ->Carlos Salcedo
Carlos Baltazar- sub ->Luis García
65'
Kevin Velasco- sub ->Ángel Robles
66'
Alberto Herrera- Yellow
72'
Alberto Herrera(VAR_CARD)
70'
75'
É. Lira- sub ->Lorenzo Faravelli
82'
R. Huescas- sub ->Alexis Gutiérrez
Fernando Navarro- sub ->Pablo González
82'
Lucas de los Santos- sub ->Camilo Cándido
82'
83'
Carlos Vargas- sub ->Alberto Herrera
90'
Ángel Sepúlveda(VAR)
Fernando Navarro- Yellow
90'
Sebastián Olmedo- Yellow
90'
90'
Uriel Antuna(penalty)

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 encounter, Puebla stays with 5 points to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Cruz Azul will has 17 points like Atlas to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

Puebla – Formation

Puebla
G
Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico
7.8
D
Gustavo Ferrareis 2.Brazil
6.8
D
Sebastián Olmedo 3.Paraguay
6.7
90'
D
Efraín Orona 4.Mexico
6.7
D
Brayan Angulo 26.Colombia
6.7
M
Diego de Buen 5.Mexico
7.1
M
Pablo González 6.Mexico
7.0
82' 45'
M
Alberto Herrera 16.Mexico
7.7
83' 72'
M
Luis García 18.Mexico
7.0
65'
F
Santiago Ormeño 17.Peru
7.0
56'
F
Ángel Robles 19.Mexico
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Fraga 25.Mexico
D
Gastón Silva 21.Uruguay
M
Fernando Navarro 1.Mexico
6.4
82' 90'
M
Gabriel Carabajal 11.Argentina
M
Lucas de los Santos 14.Uruguay
6.4
M
Carlos Baltazar 22.Mexico
6.8
65'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
6.4
56' 58'
F
Kevin Velasco 20.Colombia
6.4
66'
F
Miguel Sansores 27.Mexico
F
Martín Barragán 28.Mexico

Puebla started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Andrés José Carevic Ghelfi decided to play with the following team: Jesús Rodríguez (7.8), Gustavo Ferrareis (6.8), Sebastián Olmedo (6.7), Efraín Orona (6.7), Brayan Angulo (6.7), Luis García (7.0), Diego de Buen  (7.1), Pablo González (7.0), Alberto Herrera (7.7), Ángel Robles (7.0) and Santiago Ormeño (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Fernando Navarro (6.4), Lucas Cavallini (6.4), Gabriel Carabajal, Lucas de los Santos (6.4), Kevin Velasco (6.4), Gastón Silva, Carlos Baltazar (6.8), Miguel Fraga, Miguel Sansores and Martín Barragán.

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: Ángel Robles for Kevin Velasco (66′), Luis García for Carlos Baltazar (65′), Santiago Ormeño for Lucas Cavallini (56′), Alberto Herrera for Carlos Vargas (83′) and Pablo González for Fernando Navarro (82′).

Player of the match: Jesús Rodríguez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was the goalkeeper: Jesús Rodríguez. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Kevin Mier 23.Colombia
7.9
D
Carlos Salcedo 3.Mexico
7.0
63'
D
Willer Ditta 4.Colombia
7.5
D
Gonzalo Piovi 33.Argentina
8.5
M
Lorenzo Faravelli 8.Argentina
7.1
75'
M
Camilo Cándido 13.Uruguay
7.0
82'
M
Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico
7.0
82'
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
7.0
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
7.3
F
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
8.1
90'
F
Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina
8.4
Substitutes
G
Andrés Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Carlos Vargas 26.Mexico
6.4
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
6.4
75'
M
M. Zaleta 204.Mexico
F
Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico
7.0
63'
F
R. Huescas 18.Mexico
7.3
82'

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

Martin Anselmi played with: Kevin Mier (7.9), Willer Ditta (7.5), Carlos Salcedo (7.0), Gonzalo Piovi (8.5), Carlos Rodríguez (7.3), Ignacio Rivero (7.0), Lorenzo Faravelli (7.1), Alexis Gutiérrez (7.0), Camilo Cándido (7.0), Uriel Antuna (8.1) and Carlos Rotondi (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, É. Lira (6.4), Ángel Sepúlveda (7.0), R. Huescas (7.3), Carlos Vargas (6.4), Raymundo Rubio, Amaury Morales Rosas, Mauro Zaleta, Bryan Javier Gamboa Galarza and M. Levy.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Carlos Salcedo for Ángel Sepúlveda (63′), Lorenzo Faravelli for É. Lira (75′), Alexis Gutiérrez for R. Huescas (82′) and Camilo Cándido for Lucas de los Santos (82′).

Player of the match: Gonzalo Piovi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Gonzalo Piovi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 101 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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