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
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
Standings
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 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
, Ignacio Rivero , Willer Ditta , Gonzalo Piovi , Carlos Rotondi , Carlos Rodríguez , É. Lira , Uriel Antuna , Alexis Gutiérrez , Lorenzo Faravelli and Ángel Sepúlveda .The home team had on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Camilo Cándido
, R. Huescas , Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales Rosas , 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
with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.Atlas – Formation
Atlas started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Beñat San José Gil played with: C. Vargas
, Idekel Domínguez , Carlos Robles , Hugo Nervo , José Lozano , Jeremy Márquez , Víctor Ríos , J. Murillo , Mateo García , R. Fulgencio and E. Aguirre .The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Hernández, Édgar Zaldívar, Juan Zapata
, Augusto Solari , Jordy Caicedo, Aldo Rocha , Abraham Bass , Sergio Álvarez López , Israel Alejandro Larios López 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′).
Player of the match: C. Vargas
The most impressive player for Atlas was the goalkeeper: C. Vargas. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.