GUADALUPE. Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul.

The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Tuesday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. In front of 28,371 spectators.​ The referee was Óscar Mejía García who had the assistance of Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monterrey won the match​.

Monterrey shot 19 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 5 yellow cards (L. Romo, S. Vegas, M. Meza, S. Medina and R. Pizarro). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (C. Tabo).

Standings

After playing this match, Monterrey will have 28 points like América to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Cruz Azul will stay with 12 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will host Pachuca on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Cruz Azul will host Guadalajara on the 2nd of October with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Cruz Azul (16 draws).

Monterrey – Formation

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

The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (6.2), Érick Aguirre (6.8), Stefan Medina (6.6), Sebastián Vegas (7.0), Jesús Gallardo (7.9), Luis Romo (8.1), Celso Ortiz (7.5), Maximiliano Meza (6.5), Rodrigo Aguirre (7.0), Arturo González (6.6) and Germán Berterame (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: César Montes (6.7), Rodolfo Pizarro (6.6), Jacobo Reyes, Héctor Moreno (6.4), Matías Kranevitter (6.3), Edson Gutiérrez, Luis Cárdenas, Jaziel Martínez and Michell Rodríguez.

Monterrey could not rely on the presence of R. Pizarro (injured).

Substitutions

Monterrey made 4 changes: E. Aguirre for C. Montes (51′), A. Gonzalez for M. Kranevitter (72′), R. Aguirre for H. Moreno (86′) and C. Ortiz for R. Pizarro (86′).

Best player: Germán Berterame​

The most impressive player for Monterrey was Germán Berterame.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Cruz Azul – Formation

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

Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor played with: Jesús Corona (7.1), Julio César Domínguez (6.1), Rafael Guerrero (6.4), Ramiro Funes Mori (7.1), Alonso Escoboza (6.0), Uriel Antuna (7.2), José Rivero (7.1), Erik Lira (6.9), Carlos Rotondi (6.9), Carlos Rodríguez (6.5) and Michael Estrada (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonzalo Carneiro, Rodrigo Huescas (6.4), Cristian Jiménez, Christian Tabó (6.6), Jorge Luis García Rivas, Sebastián Jurado, Ángel Romero, Rafael Baca, Iván Morales (6.8) and Jaiber Jiménez.

Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of C. Tabo (injured).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 3 changes: M. Estrada for I. Morales (46′), C. Rotondi for C. Tabo (52′) and E. Lira for R. Huescas (87′).

Best player: Uriel Antuna​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• América – Atlético San Luis – 3-0
• Monterrey – Cruz Azul – 3-2
• Santos Laguna – Necaxa – 3-1
• León – Juárez – 1-0