Liga MX: Cruz Azul and Puebla draw 2-2 on Saturday
MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul manages to recover against Puebla with a goal on the J. Cortizo 3' and a goal on the M. Barragan 28'.
MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul manages to recover against Puebla with a goal on the J. Cortizo 3′ and a goal on the M. Barragan 28′.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Cruz Azul was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Puebla that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Cruz Azul to win the match.
Cruz Azul shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Puebla shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (C. Rodriguez and J. Escobar). On the opposite side, Puebla received 2 yellow cards (I. Vazquez and J. Cortizo).
After playing this contest, Cruz Azul will have 3 points like Guadalajara to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Puebla will have 7 points like Pachuca to move up in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
J. Cortizo
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23'23'
S. Gimenez (Penalty)
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26'26'
S. Gimenez
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28'28'
M. Barragan
G. Ferrareis
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31'31'
C. Rodriguez
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38'38'
J. Escobar
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46'46'
R. Baca
E. Lira
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46'46'
I. Rivero
A. Romero
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46'46'
I. Vazquez
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61'61'
J. Cortizo
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69'69'
C. Tabo
C. Rodriguez
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70'70'
A. Herrera
G. Silva
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71'71'
L. Maia
I. Vazquez
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78'78'
I. Moreno
J. Cortizo
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78'78'
P. Parra
O. Fernandez
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87'87'
A. Escoto
M. Barragan
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88'88'
R. Huescas
C. Rotondi
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Cruz Azul will play away against Atlético San Luis on the 27th of July with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Cruz Azul (1 draw).
Puebla will play away with Monterrey on the 27th of July with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (14 draws).
Cruz Azul: Formation and Lineups
Cruz Azul started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor chose to play with the following team: Sebastián Jurado , Juan Escobar , Julio César Domínguez , Luis Abram , Alejandro Mayorga , Erik Lira , Uriel Antuna , Carlos Rodríguez , Ángel Romero , Carlos Rotondi and Santiago Giménez .
Substitutes
Cruz Azul made 4 changes: E. Lira for R. Baca (46′), A. Romero for I. Rivero (46′), C. Rodriguez for C. Tabo (69′) and C. Rotondi for R. Huescas (88′).
Top player: Santiago Giménez
The player who no doubt impressed Cruz Azul the most was Santiago Giménez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.
Puebla: Formation and Lineups
Puebla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Antony Silva , Emanuel Gularte , Diego de Buen , Gastón Silva , Ivo Vázquez , Israel Reyes , Federico Mancuello , Gustavo Ferrareis , Jordi Cortizo , Omar Fernández and Martín Barragán .
Substitutes
Puebla made 5 changes: G. Silva for A. Herrera (70′), I. Vazquez for L. Maia (71′), J. Cortizo for I. Moreno (78′), O. Fernandez for P. Parra (78′) and M. Barragan for A. Escoto (87′).
Top player: Martín Barragán
The player who no doubt impressed Puebla the most was Martín Barragán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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