Week 8 brings us a match on Feb 18th where Puebla will host Cruz Azul in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 14th placed Puebla, recorded a 0-2 loss against León. Lucas Di Yorio struck first for León in the 64th minute, then Paul Bellón Saracho added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Jaine Barreiro In the end, Puebla couldn’t muster any offence and León ran away with the shutout win. Puebla is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while cruz Azul is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Toluca. Carlos Rotondi scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the 28th minute, but Maximiliano Araújo Vilches got the equalizer for Toluca in the 32nd minute But luckily in the 54th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Maximiliano Araújo Vilches. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cruz Azul and Puebla battled to a 2-2 draw. Jordi Cortizo struck first for Puebla in the 3rd minute, but Santiago Giménez got the equalizer for Cruz Azul in the 23rd minute .
Germán Berterame and Uriel Antuna are the top scorers for Cruz Azul in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Gularte Mendez has been the most prolific scorer on Puebla in the last five matches with 2 goals.