On Jul 10th, Cruz Azul hosts Pachuca in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Cruz Azul is fresh off their 3-2 win against Tigres UANL. Rafael Baca Miranda struck first for Cruz Azul in the 16th minute on a feed from Uriel Antuna, then Florian Thauvin got the equalizer for Tigres UANL in the 48th minute on a feed from Sebastián Cordova , but luckily for Cruz Azul it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Pachuca, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Querétaro. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 26th minute on a feed from Avilés Hurtado, then Avilés Hurtado added another in the 58th minute In the end, Querétaro couldn’t muster any offence and Pachuca ran away with the shutout win. Pachuca is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Pachuca won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Pachuca is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Romario Andres Ibarra Mina and Nicolás Ibañez each having 3 goals in their last five. Cruz Azul is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena and Christian Tabó each only have 1 goal in their last five.