In this week 11 match, on Sun Mar 12th, Cruz Azul will host Pumas UNAM at Estadio Azteca in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams in the anticipated Mexico City derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Cruz Azul recorded a 1-3 loss against Mazatlán. Uriel Antuna struck first for Cruz Azul in the 17th minute, then in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Nicolás Benedetti sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Néstor Vidrio Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a goal by Roberto Meraz Bernal to cap off a wild match. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while pumas UNAM is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Puebla. Gustavo Del Prete scored the first goal for Pumas UNAM in the 11th minute, then Omar Fernández tied it up for Puebla in the 31st minute on a feed from Ángel Robles Guerrero Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Ángel Robles Guerrero to cap off a wild match. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Olímpico De Universitario, Cruz Azul was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Huescas struck first for Cruz Azul in the 26th minute, then Gonzalo Carneiro added another in the 45th minute.
Juan Dinenno has been the most prolific scorer on Pumas UNAM in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Uriel Antuna has been the most prolific scorer on Cruz Azul in his last 5 matches with two goals.