In this 3rd week match, on Sat Jan 21st, Monterrey hosts Atlético San Luis at Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium 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 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Monterrey, recorded a 3-2 win against Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna struck first for Cruz Azul in the 28th minute, then Germán Berterame tied it up for Monterrey in the 43rd minute on a feed from Jesus Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos But luckily in the 51st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori. Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Atlético San Luis, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Chivas. Neither Atlético San Luis nor Chivas could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Atlético San Luis is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jul 17th, Atlético San Luis hosted Monterrey in their last match together. Monterrey took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Funes Mori struck first for Monterrey in the 83rd minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlético San Luis couldn’t muster any offence and Monterrey ran away with the shutout win.
Abel Hernández has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético San Luis in his last five matches with 3 goals. Monterrey’s most prolific scorer has been Germán Berterame. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.