Cruz Azul manages to draw 2-2 with Atlas after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul finds its way back against Atlas with a goal on the J. Márquez 38' and a penalty kick on the E. Aguirre 13'.

David Brown

April 23, 2024

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul recovers against Atlas with a goal on the J. Márquez 38′ and a penalty kick on the E. Aguirre 13′. Cruz Azul was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%)

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who had the assistance of Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.61 degrees Celsius or 72.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Cruz Azul

2 - 2

Atlas

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

29 Total 14
8 On Target 3
15 Off Target 9
9 Shots blocked 2

116 Attack 62
64 Dangerous attack 24
88 Ball safe 89

0 Penalties 1
11 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Cruz Azul was in firm control of the ball 68% while Atlas was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cruz Azul to win the match.

Cruz Azul shot 29 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Atlas shot 14 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (Willer Ditta and Kevin Mier). Talking about the opposition, Atlas received 1 yellow card (J. Murillo).

Match Timeline

Kevin Mier- Yellow

11'

13'

E. Aguirre(penalty)

20'

J. Murillo- Yellow

38'

Jeremy Márquez(goal)Mateo García

Ignacio Rivero(goal)

40'

Willer Ditta- Yellow

44'

Camilo Cándido- sub ->Alexis Gutiérrez

46'

65'

Juan Zapata- sub ->Mateo García

R. Huescas- sub ->É. Lira

67'

Camilo Cándido(goal)Carlos Rodríguez

71'

72'

Abraham Bass- sub ->Jeremy Márquez

82'

Augusto Solari- sub ->R. Fulgencio

82'

Augusto Solari- sub ->E. Aguirre

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Cruz Azul has 17 points like Atlas to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Atlas will has 17 points like Cruz Azul to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul

Kevin Mier 23.Colombia

6.3

11'

Willer Ditta 4.Colombia

7.7

44'

Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay

7.3

40'

Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina

6.7

Gonzalo Piovi 33.Argentina

7.0

É. Lira 6.Mexico

6.3

67'

Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico

8.2

Lorenzo Faravelli 8.Argentina

6.4

87'

Alexis Gutiérrez 14.Mexico

6.4

46'

Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico

8.2

Ángel Sepúlveda 9.Mexico

6.8

Substitutes

Andrés Gudiño 1.Mexico

Rafael Guerrero 2.Mexico

Camilo Cándido 13.Uruguay

7.5

46'

71'

Carlos Vargas 26.Mexico

R. Huescas 18.Mexico

6.1

67'

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

The manager Martin Anselmi decided to play with the following team: Kevin Mier (6.3), Ignacio Rivero (7.3), Willer Ditta (7.7), Gonzalo Piovi (7.0), Carlos Rotondi (6.7), Carlos Rodríguez (8.2), É. Lira (6.3), Uriel Antuna (8.2), Alexis Gutiérrez (6.4), Lorenzo Faravelli (6.4) and Ángel Sepúlveda (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Camilo Cándido (7.5), R. Huescas (6.1), Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales Rosas (6.4), Jorge Luis García Rivas, Louis Víctor Estrada Derbez Benavente and M. Levy.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 2 changes: Alexis Gutiérrez for Camilo Cándido (46′) and É. Lira for R. Huescas (67′).

Player of the match: Uriel Antuna

The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna.

His rating is 8.2 with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.

Atlas – Formation

Atlas

C. Vargas 12.Colombia

7.7

Hugo Nervo 2.Argentina

6.7

Idekel Domínguez 3.Mexico

7.0

José Lozano 17.Mexico

6.4

Carlos Robles 21.Mexico

7.5

R. Fulgencio 7.Mexico

7.0

82'

Mateo García 8.Argentina

7.3

65'

J. Murillo 15.Venezuela

7.1

72'

20'

Jeremy Márquez 18.Mexico

7.3

72'

38'

Víctor Ríos 185.Mexico

7.5

E. Aguirre 19.Mexico

7.5

82'

13'

Substitutes

J. Hernández 1.Mexico

Édgar Zaldívar 6.Mexico

Juan Zapata 20.Colombia

7.0

65'

Augusto Solari 22.Argentina

6.4

82'

Aldo Rocha 26.Mexico

Abraham Bass 189.Mexico

6.8

72'

Jordy Caicedo 23.Ecuador

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

Beñat San José Gil played with: C. Vargas (7.7), Idekel Domínguez (7.0), Carlos Robles (7.5), Hugo Nervo (6.7), José Lozano (6.4), Jeremy Márquez (7.3), Víctor Ríos (7.5), J. Murillo (7.1), Mateo García (7.3), R. Fulgencio (7.0) and E. Aguirre (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Hernández, Édgar Zaldívar, Juan Zapata (7.0), Augusto Solari (6.4), Jordy Caicedo, Aldo Rocha , Abraham Bass (6.8), Sergio Álvarez López (6.4), Israel Alejandro Larios López (7.0) and Eduardo Moreno Cervantes.

Substitutions

Atlas made 4 changes: Mateo García for Juan Zapata (65′), E. Aguirre for Augusto Solari (82′), Jeremy Márquez for Abraham Bass (72′) and R. Fulgencio for Augusto Solari (82′).