Cruz Azul conquers Querétaro 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul defeated Querétaro to win 2-1.

August 28, 2022

MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul bested Querétaro to win 2-1. It was Cruz Azul to strike first with a goal of C. Rotondi at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Tabo gave the win to Cruz Azul in the 83′ minute with a goal. Querétaro was much better in terms of ball possession (66%).

Cruz Azul remained with 10 players after I. Morales received a red card in the 56′. Even so, Cruz Azul still found a way to win this match playing only in 10.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón who had the assistance of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.

Match Statistics

Cruz Azul

2 - 1

Querétaro

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

8 Total 13
4 On Target 1
4 Off Target 12
0 Shots blocked 0

85 Attack 104
26 Dangerous attack 55
62 Ball safe 61

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

14 Total 13
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Querétaro had a superior ball possession 66% while Cruz Azul was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Querétaro was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Cruz Azul managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Cruz Azul shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Querétaro shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 5 yellow cards (M. Estrada, G. Carneiro, C. Rotondi, and ). On the other side, Querétaro received 2 yellow cards (L. Sequeira and W. Aguerre).

(Cruz Azul) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).

Match Timeline

26'

31'

Carlos Rotondi(goal)G. Carneiro

33'

46'

Rafael Guerrero- sub ->J. Escobar

53'

54'

55'

Clifford Aboagye- sub ->R. Lopez

56'

Carlos Rotondi- Yellow

60'

69'

É. Lira- sub ->U. Antuna

69'

78'

Clifford Aboagye(goal)A. Sepulveda

83'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Cruz Azul will have 11 points like Mazatlán to lose in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Querétaro will stay with 7 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will host Guadalajara on the 2nd of October with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Cruz Azul (16 draws).

Querétaro will play away agasint Toluca on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (8 draws).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul

Jesús Corona 1.Mexico

6.3

J. Domínguez 4.Mexico

7.1

Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico

6.4

Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay

6.8

53'

Jaiber Jimenez 3.Mexico

7.3

Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay

7.3

Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico

6.5

Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico

7.0

69'

Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina

7.8

69'

60'

33'

Michael Estrada 13.Ecuador

6.2

46'

26'

Gonzalo Carneiro 8.Uruguay

7.1

69'

54'

Substitutes

Sebastián Jurado 33.Mexico

Rafael Guerrero 183.Mexico

6.7

53'

Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico

6.1

69'

L. Abram 5.Peru

É. Lira 6.Mexico

7.4

69'

Cristian Jiménez 206.Mexico

Christian Tabó 11.Uruguay

6.7

69'

83'

R. Huescas 18.Mexico

I. Morales 20.Chile

4.9

46'

56'

Á. Romero 10.Paraguay

Cruz Azul adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor decided to play with the following team: Jesús Corona (6.3), Joaquín Martínez (6.4), Juan Escobar (6.8), Julio César Domínguez (7.1), Jaiber Jiménez (7.3), Uriel Antuna (7.0), Carlos Rodríguez (6.5), José Rivero (7.3), Carlos Rotondi (7.8), Michael Estrada (6.2) and Gonzalo Carneiro (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Christian Tabó (6.7), Erik Lira (7.4), Rafael Guerrero (6.7), C. Jiménez, Alonso Escoboza (6.1), S. Jurado, R. Huescas, L. Abram, Iván Morales (4.9) and Á. Romero.

Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of R. Guerrero (injured).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: M. Estrada for I. Morales (46′), J. Escobar for R. Guerrero (53′), C. Rotondi for A. Escoboza (69′), G. Carneiro for C. Tabo (69′) and U. Antuna for E. Lira (69′).

Best player: Carlos Rotondi

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Carlos Rotondi.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Querétaro – Formation

Querétaro

W. Aguerre 29.Uruguay

6.2

90'

Omar Mendoza 2.Mexico

6.9

J. Silva 3.Mexico

7.1

Gabriel Rojas 27.Argentina

7.0

R. Fernández 34.Mexico

6.8

Jorge Hernández 14.Mexico

7.1

L. Sequeira 7.Argentina

6.1

55'

31'

Rodrigo López 202.Mexico

5.8

55'

Pablo Barrera 18.Mexico

6.8

Ángel Sepúlveda 15.Mexico

6.5

José Angulo 19.Ecuador

6.4

55'

Substitutes

Antonio Rodríguez 4.Mexico

Daniel Cervantes Fraire 25.Mexico

Erik Vera 17.Mexico

Raúl Torres 16.Mexico

David Barbona 20.Argentina

Kevin Escamilla 5.Mexico

Clifford Aboagye 10.Ghana

7.4

55'

78'

Mario Osuna 11.Mexico

Ariel Nahuelpán 32.Argentina

6.3

55'

Juan Romagnoli 8.Argentina

7.0

55'

Also Querétaro adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mauro Nestor Gerk Larrea played with: Washington Aguerre (6.2), Omar Mendoza (6.9), Jordan Silva (7.1), Rafael Fernández (6.8), Gabriel Rojas (7.0), Leonardo Sequeira (6.1), Jorge Hernández (7.1), Rodrigo Lopez (5.8), Pablo Barrera (6.8), Ángel Sepúlveda (6.5) and Jose Enrique Angulo (6.4).

They had on the bench: R. Torres, Ariel Nahuelpán (6.3), A. Rodríguez, D. Barbona, D. Cervantes, K. Escamilla, Juan Romagnoli (7.0), Clifford Aboagye (7.4), M. Osuna and É. Vera.