On Saturday Feb 19th, Puebla hosts Monterrey in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Puebla, recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlas. Julian Andres Quinones Quinones scored the first goal for Atlas in the 85th minute, then in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Kevin Ramírez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Guillermo Martinez Ayala earning Puebla at least a draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Puebla should be reasonably happy with their performance, while monterrey is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna struck first for Cruz Azul in the 32nd minute on a feed from Carlos Rodriguez, then Brayan Angulo added another in the 54th minute on a penalty . Monterrey is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Monterrey and Puebla battled to a 1-1 draw. Meza struck first for Monterrey in the 88th minute, then Christian Tabó tied it up for Puebla in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Monterrey’s top weapon lately has been Funes Mori, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Puebla’s most prolific scorer has been Araujo Vilches. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.