AGUASCALIENTES. Toluca conquers Necaxa 1-0 after C. Sanvezzo scored just 1 goal (2′). Necaxa was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios with the support of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Daniel Quintero Huittrón. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Necaxa had a superior ball possession 61% while Toluca was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Toluca was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Necaxa shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Toluca shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 2 yellow cards (F. Madrigal and R. Aguirre). On the opposite side, Toluca received 2 yellow cards (A. Canelo and A. Rodriguez).

Standings

After this contest, Necaxa will stay with 8 points like Guadalajara, Querétaro, Juárez and Santos Laguna to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will have 13 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).

Toluca will play away agasint León on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of León (7 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón (6.8), Brian García (7.3), Alexis Peña (6.9), Fabricio Formiliano (6.8), Idekel Domínguez (6.6), Fernando Madrigal (6.1), Fernando González (7.1), Alonso Escoboza (7.2), Dieter Villalpando (6.5), Luis Garcia (6.6) and Milton Giménez (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Facundo Batista (6.2), Ángelo Araos (6.8), Diego Gómez, Antonio López, Luis Quintana, Maximiliano Salas, Alan Medina (6.4), Rodrigo Aguirre (6.4), Édgar Hernández and Heriberto De Jesus (6.3).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: L. Garcia for R. Aguirre (46′), M. Gimenez for H. Jurado (46′), F. Madrigal for A. Araos (46′), D. Villalpando for F. Batista (76′) and I. Dominguez for A. Medina (76′).

Best player: Brian García​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Brian García.

His rating is (7.3) with 64 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Also Toluca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Luis García, Gustavo Gutiérrez (6.8), Carlos Guzmán (7.0), Oscar Vanegas (6.5), Haret Ortega (7.1), Diego (7.7), Claudio Baeza (6.7), Jordan Sierra (6.8), Raúl López (7.2), Camilo Sanvezzo (7.7) and Daniel Álvarez (6.9), Alexis Canelo (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Alan Rodríguez (6.4), Pablo González, Leonardo Fernández (6.7), Jorge Torres, Ian González Nieto (6.6), Iván Acero, Kevin Castañeda and Braian Samudio.

Toluca could not rely on the presence of N. I. Gonzalez (injured) and B. Samudio (injured).

Substitutions

Toluca made 4 changes: D. Alvarez for A. Rodriguez (62′), A. Canelo for L. Fernandez (62′), L. Fernandez for N. I. Gonzalez (81′) and C. Sanvezzo for B. Samudio (89′).

Best player: Diego​

The player that probably impressed the most for Toluca was Diego even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Juárez – León – 0-1
• Necaxa – Toluca – 0-1