How it happened
A red card decided the shape of this derby. Pumas UNAM were 2-0 up inside 16 minutes, through Juninho on 10 and Huerta on 16, but they lost Huerta to a red card on 37 minutes and spent the rest of the match a man short.
Cruz Azul pulled one back in first-half stoppage time, when Palavecino scored on 45+3 to make it 2-1 at the break. Pumas answered four minutes after the restart: Robert Morales made it 3-1 on 49.
Cruz Azul then took over. Andres Montaño scored on 64 minutes, and Ebere equalised on 85 to secure a 3-3 draw.
The numbers
The match statistics are lopsided. Cruz Azul took 29 shots to nine, held 68% of possession and won six corners to four. Their expected goals total of 2.85 compares with 1.33 for Pumas, so the visitors' three goals matched the quality of their chances.
Pumas were efficient: five of their nine shots were on target, against six of 29 for Cruz Azul. Keylor Navas made three saves and earned a match rating of 6.2.
Morales had the highest match rating on the pitch, 8.5, with a goal, two key passes and an expected-goals figure of 0.82 across 96 minutes. Montaño followed on 7.8, with five key passes and 42 touches in 51 minutes. Juninho scored and assisted in a 45-minute shift, for a rating of 7.7.
What it means
Pumas UNAM are ninth with 15 points from 11 matches, and their recent results read loss, draw, loss, win, loss. Cruz Azul are seventh with 16 points, and their last five read draw, loss, win, win, win.
Draws are common in this fixture: 14 of the 45 meetings have ended level, and the average is 2.76 goals. This one produced six, with the points shared after a red card at 2-0.