CIUDAD JUáREZ. Juárez beats Pumas UNAM 3-1. Pumas UNAM lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez stadium in Ciudad Juárez on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the collaboration of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 78.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Juárez

3 - 1

Pumas UNAM

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 9 Total 23
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 22
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 84 Attack 94
  • 27 Dangerous attack 40
  • 101 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Pumas UNAM had a superior ball possession 56% while Juárez was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Juárez managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Juárez shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pumas UNAM shot 23 times, 1 on target, 22 off target.

Cards

Juárez received 3 yellow cards (, V. Alvarado and ). Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM received 6 yellow cards (, J. Dinenno, , , N. Freire and ).

Also, Pumas UNAM didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Freire (Pumas UNAM) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

4'
18'
25'
25'
33'
36'
42'
45'
César Huerta- Yellow
46'
61'
62'
65'
65'
67'
75'
83'
Jerónimo Rodríguez Guemes- sub ->P. Bennevendo
83'
C. Gutiérrez- sub ->E. Velarde
84'
87'
C. Gutiérrez- Yellow
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After this contest, Juárez will have 19 points like Necaxa to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Pumas UNAM will stay with 14 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

Juárez – Formation

Juárez
G
Alfredo Talavera 1.Mexico
7.8
D
M. Olivera 15.Uruguay
7.4
D
Emiliano Velázquez 14.Uruguay
7.0
36'
D
Carlos Salcedo 13.Mexico
6.6
D
Francisco Nevárez 21.Mexico
6.7
62' 18'
M
Fernando Arce 6.United States
6.7
M
Alan Medina 17.Mexico
7.4
90'
M
Denzell García 210.Mexico
6.7
75'
F
Jesús Dueñas 29.Mexico
7.7
4'
F
D. Machís 11.Venezuela
6.6
61'
F
Gabriel Fernández 19.Uruguay
7.2
67' 42'
Substitutes
G
Felipe Rodríguez 33.Mexico
D
Alejandro Arribas 3.Spain
6.9
36'
D
Ventura Alvarado 31.United States
7.1
62'
M
Candido Ramirez 12.Mexico
M
Jaime Gómez 5.Mexico
M
Matías García 32.Argentina
6.2
75' 84'
M
M. Laínez 23.Mexico
6.5
61'
F
Carlos Fierro 28.Mexico
F
Darío Lezcano 8.Paraguay
F
M. Silvera 7.Uruguay

Juárez started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera (7.8), Francisco Nevarez (6.7), Emiliano Velázquez (7.0), Carlos Salcedo (6.6), Maximiliano Olivera (7.4), Alan Medina (7.4), Denzell Garcia (6.7), Fernando Arce Jr. (6.7), Jesús Dueñas (7.7), Gabriel Fernández (7.2) and Darwin Machís (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Eduardo Fierro Guerrero, Alejandro Arribas (6.9), Carlos Felipe Rodríguez Rangel, Cándido Saúl Ramírez Montes, Jaime Gómez Valencia, Matías García (6.2), Dario Lezcano, Maximiliano Joaquín Silvera Cabo, Ventura Alvarado (7.1) and Mauro Laínez (6.5).

Substitutions

Juárez made 4 changes: E. Velazquez for A. Arribas (36′), D. Machis for M. Lainez (61′), F. J. Nevarez Pulgarin for V. Alvarado (62′) and D. Garcia for M. Garcia (75′).

Best player: Alfredo Talavera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Juárez was the goalkeeper: Alfredo Talavera. His rating is 7.83. He performed 7 saves.

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Julio González 1.Mexico
5.8
D
E. Velarde Calvillo 18.Mexico
5.9
83'
D
Arturo Ortiz 25.Mexico
7.1
D
Nicolás Freire 23.Argentina
6.4
90'
D
Pablo Bennevendo 64.Mexico
6.5
83'
M
José Caicedo 195.Colombia
6.2
65'
M
Eduardo Salvio 10.Argentina
6.8
M
Leonel López 17.Mexico
7.0
46' 25'
M
César Huerta 12.Mexico
6.8
65' 45'
F
J. Dinenno 9.Argentina
7.2
25'
F
Diogo de Oliveira 7.Brazil
7.2
90' 33'
Substitutes
G
Gil Alcalá 13.Mexico
D
J. Rodríguez 5.Mexico
83'
M
Jorge Ruvalcaba 35.Mexico
6.1
65'
M
S. Trigos 194.Mexico
M
C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico
83' 87'
M
Marco García 6.Mexico
M
Higor Meritão 8.Brazil
6.8
46'
M
R. Galindo 3.Mexico
F
Gustavo del Prete 21.Argentina
7.0
65'
F
E. Montejano 27.Mexico

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

Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Julio González (5.8), Pablo Bennevendo (6.5), Arturo Ortiz (7.1), Nicolás Freire (6.4), Efraín Velarde (5.9), Eduardo Salvio (6.8), José Caicedo (6.2), Leonel López (7.0), Cesar Huerta (6.8), Diogo (7.2) and Juan Dinenno (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Gil Esaul Alcalá Barba, Jorge Ruvalcaba (6.1), Santiago Trigos Nava, Carlos Gutiérrez, Marco Antonio García Robledo, Higor Meritão (6.8), Gustavo del Prete (7.0), Jero Rodríguez, Emanuel Montejano Arroyo and José Ricardo Galindo Gutiérrez.

Pumas UNAM could not rely on the presence of D. de Oliveira Barbosa (injured).

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: L. Lopez for H. Meritao (46′), C. S. Huerta Valera for J. Ruvalcaba (65′), J. Caicedo for G. Del Prete (65′), P. Bennevendo for J. Rodriguez (83′) and E. Velarde for C. Gutierrez (83′).

Best player: Diogo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Diogo.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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