In this 15th week match, on Sunday Sep 18th, Pumas UNAM hosts Cruz Azul at Estadio Olímpico De Universitario 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 and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Pumas UNAM, recorded a 2-2 draw against Toluca. Juan Dinenno struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 36th minute on a feed from Cesar Huerta, then Jean Meneses tied it up for Toluca in the 65th minute on a feed from Leonardo Fernández . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while cruz Azul sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Mazatlán. Gonzalo Carneiro scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the 21st minute, then Ángel Romero added another in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot In the end, Mazatlán couldn’t muster any offence and Cruz Azul ran away with the shutout win. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Cruz Azul is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Carlos Rotondi and Gonzalo Carneiro each having 2 goals in their last 5. Pumas UNAM is fortunate enough to have Juan Dinenno in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.