1-0, min. 90+1, Washington Corozo, 2-0, min. 90+4, Washington Corozo
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Goals and Highlights Pumas 2-0 Monterrey: in Liga MX
Pumas took advantage of Monterrey's mistakes in the final minutes to take the three points, after a game in which they suffered a lot due to Dinneno's expulsion.
Change of both teams:
For Monterrey, Héctor Moreno, Luis Romo and Joel Campbell come off for Erick Aguirre, Arturo González and Rodolfo Pizarro.
For Pumas, Rogerio and Fabio Álvarez came on for Washington Corozo and Sebastián Saucedo.
Pumas is playing on the counter-attack, the regios maintain their dominance and attack in the opponent's area, where the felines are having a hard time keeping up as they did in the first half.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, the universitarios continue to push forward in search of the first goal, but they are finding it more difficult to enter the striped area.
After being on the field longer than the stipulated time and the expulsion of the Pumas, the latter had the advantage to open the scoreboard on several occasions, and after having an extra man Monterrey tried to take advantage in the second half to win the game.
Monterrey tries to reach the opponent's area, but the defense blocks the ball well, which ends in a counterattack that lacks precision and the ball ends in nothing.
Diogo de Oliveira Barbosa hasn't been good, in his crosses from the right flank he doesn't manage to send a good cross, it goes all the way to the other side.
Monterrey had the first chance of the match, where Janssen appeared in front of Talavera, but the goalkeeper saved his team.
The match is going from one area to the other.
Alexis Vega's time with Club Chivas would be numbered, as he would become a new player for CF Monterrey, according to Willie Gonzalez, Monterrey would be willing to double Alexis Vega's salary in order for him not to renew his contract with Club Chivas.
The amount that Monterrey would pay Alexis Vega would be around 1.2 million dollars per year, that is, approximately 2 million pesos per month.
After earning a ticket to the Concachampions 2022 Final with Pumas, Alan Mozo acknowledged the effort of his teammates after eliminating Cruz Azul.
"It's something unique, we're very happy, I'm very proud of this team, we need everyone to be here and we all worked our hearts out, it's a good reward," he acknowledged after the end of the game.
The last decade has not been the best for the universitarios in terms of talent; for a long time they stopped looking for talent and made do with what came to them. In fact, there were so many criticisms for having elements with "levers", where a couple stood out for their speed and daring. That was the case of Jesús Gallardo and Omar Islas, two players who always went hand in hand until their paths diverged.
Monterrey goes to CU and Jesús Gallardo will once again return to the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, where he started in the First Division, so he considers it special to face the blue and gold team.
"I think it's a personally special match, it's a great rival Pumas, let's hope we do things well there, we have to work the match on Sunday to get a good result, the results have been with us very well, the team has been working well, it's going to be a difficult match against Pumas there, it's a good opportunity to maintain the team's good pace," he said.
After eliminating Cruz Azul in the semifinals and reaching the final of the Concachampions, the universitarios are already dreaming of going to the Club World Cup. Although they have already won the tournament, they have not managed to go to the World Cup, since it was created in the year 2000 and the felines won it in 1980, 1982 and 1989.
The felines will be able to have the return of two of their most promising players, although injuries have not respected them. Carlos Gutiérrez and Marco García are ready to be considered by Lillini for the game against Monterrey.
It will be the coach's decision if they are benched or only see action during the weekend with the U-20 team. On Wednesday they had some minutes with Pumas Tabasco in the loss to Atlético Morelia.
Cristian Battocchio failed to show his potential and had to terminate his contract long before its normal expiration date, but this is good news for the fans. His fate is still unknown, but he will remain as one of the worst incorporations of the last few years for the Pumas at a soccer level.
Monterrey will continue to be unable to use Rogelio Funes Mori, who will also be out for Matchday 14. The Mellizo was not included in Víctor Manuel Vucetich's call-up list after not being able to work with the group following the muscle tear he suffered in his right thigh in March.
In Vucetich's second stage with Rayados, they have scored 13 goals in 7 games, but Vincent Janssen has not been able to score in the tournament, despite this, the DT has considered him for this Sunday, mentioning that the Dutchman does contribute to the team, being a starter since matchday 10 against Mazatlan.
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The two teams have met on 59 occasions, with 21 wins for the universitarios, 13 draws and 25 wins for the regios, leaving the scales in Monterrey's favor, but if Pumas win, they will get closer to those from the north.
In the last 5 meetings, the regios have dominated, with 3 wins, leaving one draw and one victory for the felines.
Monterrey 2-0 UNAM, 31.jul.21, 21:00 Aper21
Monterrey 1-0 UNAM, 06.feb.21, Cla21
UNAM 1-1 Monterrey, 12.Aug.20, Aper20
UNAM 1-0 Monterrey, 26.Jan.20, Cla20
Monterrey 2-0 UNAM, 29.Aug.19, Aper19
In their last two matches, Pumas have drawn against Puebla in a 2-2 draw last matchday, while in their most recent match in the second leg of the Concachampions semifinal they drew goalless against Cruz Azul.
On the other hand, the Rayados are coming off a 3-1 win over Chivas in a pending match and last matchday, they took the 3 points by the minimum against Santos.
Juan Ignacio Dinenno spoke about the presence of Mejía Barón, mentioning that he is not only an eminence for the university team, but also for Mexican soccer.
"Everything that adds, is welcome. From the moment he arrived we knew what he is for Pumas. He is an eminence both for Pumas and for Mexican soccer. He has spoken to each one of us and has conveyed to us what Pumas is for him, which is an extremely important vision," said the Argentinean striker.
Although they have only won one of their last 5 matches, the universitarios have home advantage, as in the last 10 matches played at Ciudad Universitaria, the felines have been victorious on 5 occasions, leaving them with 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Juan Ignacio Dinenno has been vital in the Puma forward line, he was crucial in the first leg of the semifinals against Pumas, together with Alan Mozo, they have been important for the club, so they could cause quite a few problems for the northern side. Source: Imago 7
The Refereeing Committee of the Mexican Soccer Federation appointed Erick Yair Miranda Galindo as the main referee, Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Mauricio Nieto Torres as assistant referees, while Jesús Rafael López Valle will be the fourth official.
After Michel Leaño's departure from Chivas, several people close to the institution mentioned that Andrés Lilini was offered the job prior to the semifinal against Cruz Azul, which the coach did not think was a bad idea, mentioning that, if they did not win the ticket, he would enter into talks with them, but if they win against the Americans, the possibilities will be null and void.
The Pumas are working to keep Andrés Lillini on the Auriazul bench. He has been offered two more years, and there is a good relationship to renew his contract. It should be remembered that the coach's contract ends in June of this year and there are several teams interested.
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