On Sat Mar 19th, Pumas UNAM hosts Necaxa at Estadio Olímpico De Universitario in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Pumas UNAM is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero struck first for Cruz Azul in the 29th minute, then Favio Álvarez tied it up for Pumas UNAM in the 30th minute on a feed from Leonel López. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Necaxa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Querétaro. struck first for Necaxa in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Querétaro couldn’t muster any offence and Necaxa ran away with the shutout win. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Necaxa was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Alonso Escoboza struck first for Necaxa in the 36th minute on a feed from Rodrigo Aguirre, then Alex Zendejas added another in the 72nd minute on a penalty In the end, Pumas UNAM couldn’t muster any offence and Necaxa ran away with the shutout win.
Necaxa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Luis García Bañuelos and each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Pumas UNAM’s top weapon lately has been Arturo Ortíz Martínez, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.