MAZATLáN. Mazatlán prevails over Atlas 1-0 after N. Benedetti scored just 1 goal (32′). Atlas lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez with the assistance of Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.5 degrees Celsius or 85.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlas was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlas was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Mazatlán found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Mazatlán shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Atlas shot 25 times, 5 on target, 20 off target.

Cards

Mazatlán received 1 yellow card (B. Rubio). Talking about the opposition, Atlas received 2 yellow cards (E. Zaldivar and C. Vargas).

Standings

After this match, Mazatlán will have 15 points like León, Atlético San Luis and Tijuana to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlas will stay with 10 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Mazatlán will play away against Santos Laguna on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).

Atlas will host Necaxa on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Atlas (6 draws).

Mazatlán – Formation

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

The manager Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Vikonis (7.6), Bryan Colula (6.8), Néstor Vidrio (7.2), Jorge Meré (7.4), Raúl Sandoval (6.8), Roberto Meraz (6.8), Jefferson Intriago (6.5), Eduard Bello (6.8), Nicolás Benedetti (6.9), Yoel Bárcenas (6.8) and Brian Rubio (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Josué Colmán (6.7), Gonzalo Sosa, Carlos Vargas, Alfonso Sánchez (6.2), Oswaldo Alanís (6.4), Jorge Padilla (6.7), Andres Montaño, Efrain Orona, Ricardo Gutierrez and Miguel Sansores (6.1).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: E. Bello for D. J. Colman Escobar (61′), Y. Barcenas for A. Sanchez (74′), B. Colula for J. Padilla (75′), B. Colula for J. Padilla (75′) and B. Rubio for M. Sansores (81′).

Best player: Brian Rubio​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mazatlán was Brian Rubio even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Atlas – Formation

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

Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Camilo Vargas (7.3), Diego Barbosa (6.8), Emanuel Aguilera (6.0), Hugo Nervo (6.8), Gaddi Aguirre (7.0), Edison Flores (7.2), Edgar Zaldívar (7.3), Edyairth Ortega (7.8), Luis Reyes (7.3), Julián Quiñones (7.4) and Julio Furch (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Lucas Rodríguez, Jesús Ocejo, Jonathan Herrera (6.8), Anderson Santamaría, Jeremy Márquez (7.0), Christopher Trejo (6.8), Idekel Domínguez, Anibal Chalá (6.6), José Hernández and José Abella.

Atlas could not rely on the presence of C. Trejo (injured) and C. Trejo (injured).

Substitutions

Atlas made 5 changes: L. Reyes for A. Chala (69′), E. Zaldivar for A. Marquez (69′), J. Furch for J. Herrera (75′), G. Aguirre for C. Trejo (85′) and G. Aguirre for C. Trejo (85′).

Best player: Edyairth Ortega​

The most impressive player for Atlas was Edyairth Ortega.

His rating is (7.8) with 54 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Mazatlán – Atlas – 1-0
• Tijuana – Guadalajara – 1-2
• Pumas UNAM – Querétaro – 4-1
• Tigres UANL – Toluca – 3-1
• Puebla – Pachuca – 2-2