In this week 1 match on the 7th of January, Mazatlán will play host to León in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Mazatlán recorded a 0-3 loss against Santos Laguna. Fernando Gorriarán scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 71st minute on a penalty shot, then Javier Correa added another in the 85th minute on a feed from José Ávila De Santiago In the end, Mazatlán was frustrated by Santos Laguna’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Santos Laguna ended the match with the shutout victory. Mazatlán is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed León, recorded a 0-1 loss against Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the 72nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, León couldn’t muster any offence and Cruz Azul ran away with the shutout win. León is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
León and Mazatlán last played eachother at the Estadio León on Saturday Aug 13th. Mazatlán won by a score of 3 to 0. Jaine Barreiro struck first for Mazatlán on an own goal in the 5th minute, then Nicolás Benedetti added another in the 8th minute In the end, León was frustrated by Mazatlán’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mazatlán ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lucas Di Yorio has been the most prolific scorer on León in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Mazatlán is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nicolás Benedetti and Bryan Colula Alarcón each only have 1 goal in their last 5.