MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul overcame Pumas UNAM to win 2-1. It was Cruz Azul to strike first with a goal of R. Huescas at the 26′. Then G. Carneiro scored again for Cruz Azul in the 45′ minute. Eventually, D. de Oliveira Barbosa reduced the distance for Pumas UNAM (65′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the assistance of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Pumas UNAM was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cruz Azul was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Pumas UNAM shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 2 yellow cards ( and J. Ruvalcaba). Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (R. Baca and C. Tabo).

Standings

After playing this match, Pumas UNAM will stay with 14 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will have 21 points to lose in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away against Juárez on the 1st of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Pumas UNAM (4 draws).

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).

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Julio González (6.9), Pablo Bennevendo (6.2), Arturo Ortiz (6.7), Nicolás Freire (6.5), Jero Rodríguez (6.6), José Caicedo (7.1), Eduardo Salvio (6.3), Gustavo del Prete (6.6), Dani Alves (6.9), Cesar Huerta (7.3) and Juan Dinenno (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Carreón, Gil Alcalá, Diogo (7.2), José Galindo, Jorge Ruvalcaba (7.1), Marco García (6.2), Santiago Trigos, Amaury Garcia Moreno, Carlos Gutiérrez and Oliver Pérez.

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 3 changes: G. Del Prete for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (46′), P. Bennevendo for J. Ruvalcaba (66′) and J. Rodriguez for M. Garcia (66′).

Best player: Juan Dinenno​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Juan Dinenno.

His rating is (7.4) with 16 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez played with: Jesús Corona (8.8), Rafael Guerrero (6.9), Julio César Domínguez (7.2), Ramiro Funes Mori (7.1), Rodrigo Huescas (7.6), Carlos Rodríguez (6.2), Erik Lira (7.0), José Rivero (7.3), Uriel Antuna (7.3), Gonzalo Carneiro (6.9) and Ángel Romero (7.3).

They had on the bench: Michael Estrada (6.6), Luis Abram, Jorge Luis García Rivas, Cristian Jiménez, Iván Morales, Joaquín Martínez, Alonso Escoboza (6.4), Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Baca (7.2) and Christian Tabó (6.2).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: G. Carneiro for M. Estrada (58′), A. Romero for A. Escoboza (58′), U. Antuna for C. Tabo (75′), C. Rodriguez for R. Baca (75′) and R. Guerrero for L. Abram (90′).

Best player: Jesús Corona​

The most impressive player for Cruz Azul was the goalkeeper: Jesús Corona. His rating is 8.84. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Pumas UNAM – Cruz Azul – 1-2
• América – Guadalajara – 2-1
• Monterrey – Atlas – 2-0