MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul beats León 1-0 after I. Rivero scored just 1 goal (72′). León lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez assisted by Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza. The 4th official was Fernando Hernández Gómez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Cruz Azul

1 - 0

León

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 72 Attack 97
  • 25 Dangerous attack 46
  • 59 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

León was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cruz Azul was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Cruz Azul found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Cruz Azul shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, León shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (C. Rodriguez, U. Antuna and J. Dominguez). On the opposite side, León received 1 yellow card (Y. Moreno).

Match Timeline

21'
69'
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->V. Davila
Ignacio Rivero(goal)
72'
77'
Luis Montes- sub ->I. Rodriguez
79'
Carlos Rodríguez- Yellow
82'
Uriel Antuna- Yellow
84'
84'
85'
Elías Hernández- sub ->J. Campbell
89'
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, Cruz Azul will have 24 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, León will stay with 22 points like Puebla and Guadalajara to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Jesús Corona 1.Mexico
6.6
D
J. Domínguez 4.Mexico
6.8
89'
D
L. Abram 5.Peru
6.8
D
Rafael Guerrero 183.Mexico
6.2
21'
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
8.2
79' 72'
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
6.8
82'
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
7.0
M
R. Huescas 18.Mexico
6.8
F
Gonzalo Carneiro 8.Uruguay
7.4
90'
F
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
6.4
84'
F
Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Andrés Gudiño 30.Mexico
D
Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico
D
Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay
6.9
21'
D
Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico
6.2
79'
M
Cristian Jiménez 206.Mexico
M
Rafael Baca 22.Mexico
M
Christian Tabó 11.Uruguay
F
I. Morales 20.Chile
F
Michael Estrada 13.Ecuador
90'
F
Á. Romero 10.Paraguay
90'

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

The manager Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez decided to play with the following team: Jesús Corona (6.6), Rafael Guerrero (6.2), Julio César Domínguez (6.8), Luis Abram (6.8), Rodrigo Huescas (6.8), Carlos Rodríguez (6.8), Erik Lira (7.0), José Rivero (8.2), Uriel Antuna (6.4), Carlos Rotondi (7.3) and Gonzalo Carneiro (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: José Joaquín Martínez Valadez, Juan Escobar (6.9), Iván Andrés Morales Bravo, Alonso Escoboza (6.2), Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez, Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor, Cristian Ramón Jiménez Ducloux, Rafael Baca Miranda, Christian Alejandro Tabó Hornos and Andrés Guillermo Gudiño Portillo.

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: R. Guerrero for J. Escobar (21′), I. Rivero for A. Escoboza (79′), C. Rotondi for A. Romero (90′) and G. Carneiro for M. Estrada (90′).

Best player: José Rivero​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was José Rivero.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 30 passes (53% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico
6.8
D
William Tesillo 6.Colombia
7.0
D
Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia
6.4
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
7.0
D
B. Castillo 23.Ecuador
6.8
M
Yairo Moreno 19.Colombia
7.3
84'
M
Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico
6.2
77'
M
F. Ambríz 26.Mexico
7.0
M
Joel Campbell 12.Costa Rica
6.3
85'
F
V. Dávila 7.Chile
6.8
69'
F
Lucas Di Yorio 18.Argentina
7.0
Substitutes
G
Alfonso Blanco 1.Mexico
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
D
J. Célestine 2.France
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
M
Luis Montes 10.Mexico
6.5
77'
M
Javier Ibarra 16.Mexico
M
Federico Martínez 9.Uruguay
M
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
85'
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
6.2
69'

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

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Rodolfo Cota (6.8), Byron Castillo (6.8), Jaine Barreiro (6.4), William Tesillo (7.0), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.0), Fidel Ambríz (7.0), Joel Campbell (6.3), José Rodríguez (6.2), Yairo Moreno (7.3), Victor Dávila (6.8) and Lucas Di Yorio (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Montes (6.5), Javier Eduardo Ibarra De La Rosa, Oscar Eduardo Villa Domínguez, Julien Celestine, José Alvarado (6.2), Alfonso Blanco Antúnez, Luís Roberto Cervantes Godinez, Federico Andrés Martínez Berroa, Elías Hernández and Paul Bellón Saracho.

Substitutions

León made 3 changes: V. Davila for J. Alvarado (69′), I. Rodriguez for L. Montes (77′) and J. Campbell for E. Hernandez (85′).

Best player: Yairo Moreno​

The most impressive player for León was Yairo Moreno.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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