Liga MX: Tigres UANL snatches a draw versus Pumas UNAM

MEXICO CITY. Tigres UANL found a way to capture a late draw against Pumas UNAM with a late goal from A. Gignac.

MEXICO CITY. Tigres UANL succeeded in capture a draw against Pumas UNAM with a late goal from A. Gignac scored in the (90′) after Pumas UNAM got a lead with a goal from J. Dinenno (46′). Tigres UANL was far superior when it came to possession ball (68%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Mejía García with the assistance of Andrés Hernández Delgado and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 49%.​

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  Pumas UNAM

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  Tigres UANL

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  25 Aug 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Tigres UANL was in firm control of the ball 68% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Tigres UANL was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Tigres UANL to win the match​.

Pumas UNAM shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM received 4 yellow cards (L. Lopez, J. Dinenno, C. S. Huerta Valera and C. Gutierrez). On the other side, Tigres UANL received 1 yellow card (D. Reyes).

After playing this contest, Pumas UNAM will have 8 points like Cruz Azul to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL will have 19 points like América to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, Pumas UNAM will play away with Puebla on the 6th of August with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Pumas UNAM (10 draws).

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  Puebla

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  Pumas UNAM

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  24 Sep 2022 Full time

Tigres UANL will host Necaxa on the 28th of August with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

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  Tigres UANL

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  Necaxa

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  28 Aug 2022 Full time

Pumas UNAM: Formation and Lineups

Pumas UNAM started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini chose to play with the following team: Gil Alcalá (7.2), Dani Alves (6.8), José Galindo (6.8), Nicolás Freire (7.0), Adrián Aldrete (6.8), Jero Rodríguez (6.2), José Caicedo (6.7), Gustavo del Prete (6.7), Leonel López (7.1), Diogo (7.1) and Juan Dinenno (7.1).

Substitutes

Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: J. Galindo for P. Bennevendo (53′), L. Lopez for M. Garcia (71′), G. Del Prete for C. S. Huerta Valera (83′) and J. Caicedo for C. Gutierrez (83′).

Best player: Gil Alcalá

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was the goalkeeper: Gil Alcalá. His rating is 7.15. He performed 2 saves.

Tigres UANL: Formation and Lineups

Tigres UANL started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Nahuel Guzmán (6.8), Diego Reyes (7.4), Igor Lichnovsky (7.0), Jesús Angulo (7.2), Vladimir Loroña (6.2), Guido Pizarro (6.3), Rafael Carioca (7.5), Javier Aquino (6.9), Sebastián Córdova (6.7), Luis Quiñones (6.5) and André-Pierre Gignac (6.4).

Substitutes

Tigres UANL made 3 changes: V. Lorona for J. Caicedo (57′), R. Carioca for R. Fulgencio (72′) and D. Reyes for J. Vigon (90′).

Top player: Rafael Carioca

The player who no doubt impressed Tigres UANL the most was Rafael Carioca.

His rating is (7.5) with 52 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.