Week 3 brings us a match on Jan 21st where Mazatlán plays host to Santos Laguna in a Liga MX match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 17th placed Mazatlán is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Atlas. Julio Furch scored the first goal for Atlas in the 61st minute, then Julian Andres Quinones Quinones added another in the 74th minute from the penalty spot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Santos Laguna recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Pumas UNAM. Diego Medina scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 16th minute, then Diego Medina added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Pumas UNAM couldn’t muster any offence and Santos Laguna ran away with the shutout win. Santos Laguna is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Mazatlán and Santos Laguna last played eachother at the Estadio Nuevo Corona on the 2nd of October. Santos Laguna won by a score of 3 to 0. Fernando Gorriarán struck first for Santos Laguna in the 71st minute from the penalty spot, then Javier Correa added another in the 85th minute on a feed from José Ávila De Santiago In the end, Mazatlán couldn’t muster any offence and Santos Laguna ran away with the shutout win.
Santos Laguna’s top weapon lately has been Fernando Gorriarán, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Mazatlán hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Bryan Colula Alarcón and Roberto Meraz Bernal, and they each have 1 goal.