On the 7th of October, Cruz Azul will host León at Estadio Azteca in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Cruz Azul recorded a 2-1 win against Chivas. Uriel Antuna struck first for Cruz Azul in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Sergio Flores Reyes got the equalizer for Chivas in the 69th minute. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, León recorded a 2-2 draw against Tijuana. Lucas Di Yorio struck first for León in the 51st minute on a feed from Joel Campbell, but Lucas Rodriguez got the equalizer for Tijuana in the 67th minute . León is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cruz Azul won by a score of 2 to 1. Rodrigo Huescas scored the first goal for León on an own goal in the 57th minute, then in the 82nd minute, Ignacio Rivero sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Michael Estrada But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Alonso Escoboza.
Lucas Di Yorio has been the most effective weapon for León lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Both Gonzalo Carneiro and Michael Estrada have been the hottest scorers for Cruz Azul in the last five each having scored 2 goals.