Week 8 features a match on Saturday Feb 18th, where León will travel to Ciudad Juárez to battle Juárez in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Juárez, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Tigres UANL. Neither Tigres UANL nor Juárez could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Juárez is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed León is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Puebla. Lucas Di Yorio scored the first goal for León in the 64th minute, then Paul Bellón Saracho added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Puebla was frustrated by León’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. León ended the match with the shutout victory. León is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 7th of September, León won by a score of 1 to 0. Lucas Di Yorio scored the first goal for León in the 75th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Juárez couldn’t muster any offence and León ran away with the shutout win.
León’s top weapon lately has been Lucas Di Yorio, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Juárez’s top weapon lately has been Tomás Molina, who has three goals in the last five matches.