MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM snatched a late win Juárez 1-0 after W. Corozo scored just 1 goal (90′).

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 Adonai Escobedo González with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Pumas UNAM was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Juárez that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pumas UNAM won the match​.

Pumas UNAM shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Juárez shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 3 yellow cards (S. Saucedo, E. Velarde and A. Mozo). On the opposite side, Juárez received 1 yellow card (A. Mora).

Standings

After this match, Pumas UNAM will have 11 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Juárez will stay with 15 points like Pachuca and Puebla to stay in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away against León on the 21st of October with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of León (3 draws).

Juárez will play away agasint Pachuca on the 26th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Juárez (2 draws).

Pumas UNAM – Formation

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

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera (7.0), Alan Mozo (7.6), Arturo Ortiz (7.4), Nicolás Freire (7.0), Efraín Velarde (6.6), Favio Álvarez (6.6), Erik Lira (7.3), Higor Meritão (7.4), Alek Álvarez (7.3), Juan Dinenno (6.9) and Rogério (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: José Galindo, Sebastian Saucedo (6.9), Cristian Battocchio (7.6), Washington Corozo (7.2), Gerardo Moreno, Amaury Garcia Moreno, Marco García, Julio González, Leonel López and Diogo (6.8).

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: Rogerio for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (46′), A. Alvarez for S. Saucedo (66′), H. Meritao for C. Battocchio (79′) and F. Alvarez for W. Corozo (79′).

Best player: Alan Mozo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Alan Mozo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 42 passes (95% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Juárez – Formation

Juárez started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

On the other side, Ricardo Ferretti played with: Hugo Gonzalez (7.1), Jaime Gomez (6.6), Víctor Velázquez (7.0), Jose Garcia (6.8), Maximiliano Olivera (7.0), Alberto Acosta (6.6), Jefferson Intriago (6.1), Matías García (7.3), José Joaquín Esquivel (6.1), Diego Rolán (6.6) and Pedro Raul (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Martín Galván, Paul Aguilar, Fabián Castillo (7.0), Adrián Mora (6.6), Francisco Contreras, Carlos Rodríguez (6.2), Flavio Santos, Pol García, Fernandinho and Andres Iniestra.

Juárez could not rely on the presence of C. Rodriguez (injured).

Substitutions

Juárez made 4 changes: J. Esquivel for F. Castillo (52′), A. Acosta for A. Mora (52′), H. Gonzalez for C. Rodriguez (68′) and D. Rolan for F. Santos (90′).

Best player: Matías García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juárez was Matías García.

His rating is (7.3) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Pachuca – Santos Laguna – 1-1
• Atlético San Luis – América – 0-1
• Cruz Azul – Tigres UANL – 1-1
• Pumas UNAM – Juárez – 1-0
• Guadalajara – Toluca – 2-0