Week 1 brings us a match on Jan 7th, where Atlético San Luis will travel to Aguascalientes to battle Necaxa in a clash of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Necaxa, recorded a 0-2 loss against Tigres UANL. Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the first goal for Tigres UANL in the 60th minute, then Gignac added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and Tigres UANL ran away with the shutout win. Necaxa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Atlético San Luis recorded a 0-3 loss against Tigres UANL. Gignac scored the first goal for Tigres UANL in the 54th minute, then Sebastián Cordova added another in the 58th minute In the end, Atlético San Luis couldn’t muster any offence and Tigres UANL ran away with the shutout win. Atlético San Luis is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Necaxa was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Milton Giménez struck first for Atlético San Luis on an own goal in the 10th minute, but Facundo Batista got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 14th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 34th minute on a goal by Fernando Madrigal.
Atlético San Luis’s most prolific scorer has been Abel Hernández. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Facundo Batista has been the most prolific scorer on Necaxa in his last five matches with three goals.