On the 16th of September, Cruz Azul plays host to León 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 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed Cruz Azul is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Monterrey. Jesus Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos struck first for Monterrey in the 17th minute, then Luís Romo added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Celso Fabian Ortiz Gamarra. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, León recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tigres UANL. Samir scored the first goal for León on an own goal in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tigres UANL couldn’t manage to score, and León took the shutout win. León is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Victor Dávila and Lucas Di Yorio have been the hottest scorers for León in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Carlos Rotondi has been the most prolific scorer on Cruz Azul in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.