On Sun Jan 8th, Pumas UNAM hosts Juárez in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Pumas UNAM is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Juárez. Jesús Dueñas scored the first goal for Juárez in the 4th minute, but D. de Oliveira Barbosa got the equalizer for Pumas UNAM in the 33rd minute. Pumas UNAM looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Juárez recorded a 0-3 loss against Toluca. Camilo Sanvezzo struck first for Toluca in the 23rd minute on a feed from Carlos González, then Carlos González added another in the 46th minute In the end, Juárez couldn’t muster any offence and Toluca ran away with the shutout win. Juárez is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Juárez and Pumas UNAM last played eachother at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez on the 1st of October. Juárez won by a score of 3 to 1. Jesús Dueñas struck first for Juárez in the 4th minute on a feed from Alan Medina, then D. de Oliveira Barbosa tied it up for Pumas UNAM in the 33rd minute.
Both Alan Medina and Gabriel Fernández have been the hottest scorers for Juárez in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Juan Dinenno has been the most effective weapon for Pumas UNAM lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.