Match Report
The table read 1st (Pumas UNAM, 36 pts) against 3rd (Cruz Azul, 35 pts), 1 points apart. Cruz Azul ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Pumas UNAM 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Cruz Azul 1.88 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.46.
Cruz Azul were unbeaten in 10.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Pumas UNAM have 4 wins to Cruz Azul's 6, with 4 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Estadio Olímpico de Universitario staged the fixture, a ground that holds 72,000. Pumas UNAM led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Pumas UNAM: Robert Morales (31') · Cruz Azul: Rubén Duarte Sánchez (54' og), Carlos Rotondi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Pumas UNAM 47% · Cruz Azul 53% · Total shots: 12-18 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 7-7




