LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Mazatlán was finally too good for León with the goal of S. Barreiro (5′ own), N. Benedetti (8′) and E. Bello (17′). León was much better in terms of ball possession (71%).​

The match was played at the Estadio León stadium in León de los Aldamas on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Eduardo Galván Basulto with the collaboration of José de Jesús Baños Caballero and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

León was in firm control of the ball 71% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Mazatlán succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

León shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Mazatlán shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

León received 1 yellow card (F. Ambriz). On the other side, Mazatlán received 4 yellow cards (C. Vargas, N. Benedetti, E. Bello and B. Colula).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, León will host Tijuana on the 3rd of October with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of León (4 draws).

Mazatlán will play away agasint Santos Laguna on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).

León – Formation

León started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Renato Manuel Alves Paiva decided to play with the following team: Rodolfo Cota (6.3), Byron Castillo (7.4), Jaine Barreiro (6.1), Paul Bellón (6.2), Osvaldo Rodríguez (5.9), Ángel Mena (6.8), Fidel Ambríz (6.9), Luis Montes (7.1), Joel Campbell (7.4), Victor Dávila (6.9) and Lucas Di Yorio (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: José Rodríguez (6.6), Julien Celestine (6.5), José Alvarado (6.6), Oscar Villa, Alfonso Blanco, Jorge Díaz, Yairo Moreno (7.0), Elías Hernández (7.1), Federico Martínez and Javier Ibarra.

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: L. Montes for J. Celestine (46′), O. Rodriguez for Y. Moreno (46′), V. Davila for J. Alvarado (66′), F. Ambriz for I. Rodriguez (78′) and A. Mena for E. Hernandez (78′).

Best player: Joel Campbell​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Joel Campbell.

His rating is (7.4) with 65 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Mazatlán – Formation

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

Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker played with: Nicolás Vikonis (7.3), Bryan Colula (6.8), Néstor Vidrio (6.9), Oswaldo Alanís (7.6), Carlos Vargas (6.6), Jefferson Intriago (6.2), Alfonso Sánchez (6.8), Eduard Bello (6.8), Nicolás Benedetti (7.4), Yoel Bárcenas (7.2) and Brian Rubio (6.6).

They had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Andres Montaño (6.3), Efrain Orona, Jorge Padilla (7.0), Miguel Sansores, Gonzalo Sosa, Roberto Meraz (6.9), Marco Fabián, Josué Colmán (6.6) and Jorge Meré (6.7).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: C. Vargas for J. Padilla (46′), N. Benedetti for R. Meraz (58′), E. Bello for D. J. Colman Escobar (77′), N. Vidrio for J. Mere (77′) and A. Sanchez for A. Montano (77′).

Best player: Oswaldo Alanís​

The most impressive player for Mazatlán was Oswaldo Alanís even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• León – Mazatlán – 0-3
• Tijuana – Puebla – 3-3
• Necaxa – Monterrey – 1-2