In this week 10 match on the 5th of March, Puebla will travel to Mexico City to battle Pumas UNAM in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Pumas UNAM is fresh off their 2-1 win against Mazatlán. Nicolás Benedetti struck first for Mazatlán in the 44th minute on a feed from Josué Colmán, then in the 50th minute, Gustavo Del Prete sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Eduardo Salvio But luckily in the 75th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Juan Dinenno. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Puebla, recorded a 2-3 loss against Santos Laguna. Preciado Villarreal scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 33rd minute, then Juan Brunetta added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty. Puebla looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Sep 24th, Puebla hosted Pumas UNAM in their last match together. Puebla was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jordi Cortizo struck first for Puebla in the 6th minute, then Nicolás Freire added another on an own goal in the 29th minute.
Puebla’s most prolific scorer has been Guillermo Martinez Ayala. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Pumas UNAM’s most prolific scorer has been Juan Dinenno. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.