Liga MX: Pumas UNAM recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Juárez 2-1
MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM was capable to turn the table against Juárez to win 2-1.
MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM found a way to turn the table against Juárez to win 2-1. It was Juárez to strike first with a goal of Alan Medina at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Juan Dinenno gave the win to Pumas UNAM in the 87′ minute with a penalty. Pumas UNAM was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Gabriel Fernández received a red card (41′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Juárez lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo assisted by Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was Guillermo Pacheco Larios. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 18%.
Match Statistics
Pumas UNAM was in firm control of the ball 69% while Juárez was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Pumas UNAM was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Pumas UNAM won the contest.
Pumas UNAM shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Juárez shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Pumas UNAM. Regarding the opposition, Juárez received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Fernández and Alfredo Talavera).
Also, Juárez didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Gabriel Fernández (Juárez) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (41′).
After playing this contest, Pumas UNAM will have 0 points like América, Necaxa, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Juárez, León, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla, Querétaro, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Tijuana and Toluca to move up in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Juárez will stay with 0 points like América, Necaxa, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, León, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla, Pumas UNAM, Querétaro, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Tijuana and Toluca to move up in the 8th place.
Match Events
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30'30'
Alan Medina
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41'41'
Gabriel Fernández
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41'41'
Gabriel Fernández
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46'46'
Dani Alves
Pablo Bennevendo
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46'46'
Jorge Ruvalcaba
José González
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46'46'
Alek Álvarez Bermúdez
Ulises Rivas
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54'54'
M. Laínez
Denzell García
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54'54'
José Ismael Reyes Olguín
D. Machís
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58'58'
Marco García
Edgar Alaffita García
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77'77'
Eduardo Salvio
Dani Alves
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79'79'
Diogo
Adrián Aldrete
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80'80'
Mario Osuna
Alan Medina
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81'81'
Ventura Alvarado
Maximiliano Olivera
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83'83'
Eduardo Salvio (Penalty Awarded)
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85'85'
Alfredo Talavera
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87'87'
Juan Dinenno (Penalty)
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90'90'
Jaime Gómez
Luis Rodríguez
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Pumas UNAM will play away against Santos Laguna on the 15th of January with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Pumas UNAM (11 draws).
Juárez will host Tijuana on the 15th of January with a 2-2 head to head record.
Pumas UNAM: Formation and Lineups
Pumas UNAM adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rafael Puente del Río chose to play with the following team: Sebastián Sosa , Pablo Bennevendo , Arturo Ortiz , José Galindo , Adrián Aldrete , Edgar Alaffita , Ulises Rivas , José González , Gustavo del Prete , Eduardo Salvio and Juan Dinenno .
Substitutes
Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Pablo Bennevendo for Dani Alves (46′), José González for Jorge Ruvalcaba (46′), Ulises Rivas for Alek Álvarez Bermúdez (46′), Edgar Alaffita García for Marco García (58′) and Adrián Aldrete for Diogo (79′).
Top player: Eduardo Salvio
Probably the most impressive player in Pumas UNAM was Eduardo Salvio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.
Juárez: Formation and Lineups
Also Juárez adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino played with: Alfredo Talavera , Luís Rodríguez , Alejandro Arribas , Carlos Salcedo , Maximiliano Olivera , Javier Salas , Jesús Dueñas , Alan Medina , Denzell Garcia , Darwin Machís and Gabriel Fernández .
Substitutes
Juárez made 5 changes: Denzell Arturo García Bojorquez for Mauro Laínez (54′), Darwin Machís for José Ismael Reyes Olguín (54′), Alan Medina for Mario Osuna (80′), Maximiliano Olivera for Ventura Alvarado (81′) and Luis Rodríguez for Jaime Gómez (90′).
Top player: Alan Medina
The player who no doubt impressed Juárez the most was Alan Medina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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