Week 3 brings us a match on Jan 22nd where Pumas UNAM will host León at Estadio Olímpico De Universitario 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 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Pumas UNAM sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Santos Laguna. Diego Medina scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 16th minute, then Diego Medina added another in the 62nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Pumas UNAM couldn’t manage to score, and Santos Laguna took the shutout win. Pumas UNAM looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while león is fresh off their 2-1 win against Necaxa. Facundo Batista scored the first goal for Necaxa in the 11th minute on a penalty kick, then Victor Dávila got the equalizer for León in the 64th minute on a feed from Mena Delgado Finally they completed the comback in the 67th minute on a goal by Angel Israel Mena Delgado to cap off a wild match. León is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Pumas UNAM and León last played eachother at the Estadio León on the 10th of July. León and Pumas UNAM battled to a 3-3 draw. Juan Dinenno scored the first goal for Pumas UNAM in the 5th minute on a penalty kick, then Gustavo Del Prete added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
León is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lucas Di Yorio and Victor Dávila each having 2 goals in their last five. Both D. de Oliveira Barbosa and Eduardo Salvio have been the hottest scorers for Pumas UNAM in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.