May 12th features a match where Puebla hosts América at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Puebla sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Mazatlán. Diego De Buen struck first for Puebla in the 4th minute, then Juan Pablo Segovia added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Pablo Parra . Puebla looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed América, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Cruz Azul. Neither América nor Cruz Azul could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla and América battled to a 1-1 draw. Salvador Reyes struck first for América in the 2nd minute, then Maximiliano Javier Araujo Vilches tied it up for Puebla in the 45th minute earning them at least the one point.
América’s top weapon lately has been Alex Zendejas, who has three goals in the last five matches. Puebla is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Fernando Aristeguieta and Pablo Parra each only have 1 goal in their last 5.