Match Report
Veracruz, 19th on 8 points, faced a 25-point deficit to León (2nd, 33). Recent form told a different story for León: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: León 2.11 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Veracruz 0.61 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.45.
Level finishes had become the habit for León: four in a row. Veracruz had not won in 8 games.
The match was played at Estadio León in León de los Aldamas (capacity 31,297). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.