In this week 3 match on the 23rd of January, Monterrey plays host to Cruz Azul in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed Monterrey, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori struck first for Monterrey in the 4th minute on a feed from Maximiliano Eduardo Meza, then Maximiliano Eduardo Meza added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Montes Castro At the end of 90 a dissapointed Necaxa couldn’t manage to score, and Monterrey took the shutout win. Monterrey is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while cruz Azul sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Juárez. Carlos Rodriguez scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the 5th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Juárez couldn’t manage to score, and Cruz Azul took the shutout win. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 22nd of November, Cruz Azul hosted Monterrey at the Estadio Azteca in their last match together. Monterrey won by a score of 4 to 1. Funes Mori scored the first goal for Monterrey in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, then Maximiliano Eduardo Meza added another in the 27th minute.
Cruz Azul’s most prolific scorer has been Roberto Alvarado. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Monterrey’s most prolific scorer has been Funes Mori. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.