PUEBLA. Puebla and Mazatlán didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. Puebla was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Wednesday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán with the help of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Puebla was in firm control of the ball 59% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Puebla was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Puebla to win the match​.

Puebla shot 23 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 3 yellow cards (G. Ferrareis, A. Herrera and J. Rodriguez). On the opposite side, Mazatlán received 1 yellow card (J. Padilla).

Standings

After this match, Puebla will have 18 points like Cruz Azul to move down in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán will have 17 points like Atlético San Luis and Guadalajara to move up in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Puebla will host León on the 23rd of October with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of León (4 draws).

Mazatlán will host Querétaro on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Mazatlán (1 draw).

Puebla – Formation

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

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: J. Rodríguez, J. Segovia, A. Herrera, D. De Buen, J. Salas, A. Tabó, M. Araújo, I. Reyes, G. Martínez, D. Álvarez and Gustavo Ferrareis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: A. Robles, Emanuel Gularte (6.2), D. Villalpando, Lucas Maia, F. Aristeguieta, A. Escoto, E. Martínez, R. Castillo, A. Silva and I. Vázquez.

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: A. Herrera for D. Villalpando (53′), D. Alvarez for A. Escoto (66′), M. Araujo for Lucas Jaques (81′), G. Martinez for F. Aristeguieta (81′) and G. Ferrareis for E. Gularte (82′).

Best player: Gustavo Ferrareis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Gustavo Ferrareis.

His rating is (6.8) with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

On the other side, Beñat San José Gil played with: N. Vikonis, J. Padilla, N. Díaz, S. Rodríguez, J. Zavala, Giovanni Augusto, R. Meraz, E. Sánchez, B. Rubio, S. Arce and Bryan Colula (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Néstor Vidrio (6.6), M. Rangel, C. Vargas, R. Gutiérrez, W. Sandoval, A. López, M. Lozano, D. Amador, U. Cardona and Ygor Nogueira.

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: B. Colula for N. Vidrio (53′), S. Arce for D. Amador (74′), B. Rubio for M. Rangel (74′), S. Rodriguez Morales for W. Sandoval (80′) and A. Sanchez for A. Rodriguez (80′).

Best player: Néstor Vidrio​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mazatlán was Néstor Vidrio.

His rating is (6.6) with 14 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 53′.

Results of the day

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

• Puebla – Mazatlán – 2-0
• América – Santos Laguna – 2-1
• Atlas – Cruz Azul – 0-0