Thanks to Guillermo Martínez’s solitary goal, the feline team took the three points against Puebla, in front of a poor attendance at the Olympic stadium.
MEXICO — The Pumas They took a breath of pure oxygen before Puebla. With a solitary goal from Guillermo Martinezthe project of Gustavo Lema had a respite by winning a victory after three consecutive games with defeat. With the hard-fought 1-0, the felines returned to the path of victory in the Liga MX.
The game was a test of fire for Mottoas the result conditioned his continuity as the feline strategist. Without a doubt, the pressure was felt at the Olympic University Stadium and when they announced the lineup, the coach’s name was the most booed.
Pumas changed his system. A line of three central defenders with two wingers to seek greater depth in attack. He had speed on the wings and many ideas, but Pussetto He didn’t have his best night and made mistakes that seemed unforgivable.
Guillermo Martinez scored the winning goal against Puebla. Imago7
The home team could not find a way to open the scoring and the pressure increased with every minute. The desperation in the stands was noticeable, but on the pitch they remained calm in search of a goal.
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The first half was exciting, but not effective. The bad news was the injury of Jorge Ruvalcabawho left the field in the emergency cart.
It was not until the second half when they finally found the key to beat the ‘Wacho’ Jimenez. Memo Martinez He stood up from a corner kick and headed the ball into the back of the net to the delight of the few people in attendance at Ciudad Universitaria.
The desperation accumulated in the previous minutes and the cry of “Out with Lema” were dissipated with the goal from the Mexican forward.
With the advantage on the scoreboard, they closed the match and Gustavo Lema took a real breath of oxygen at least for one more day. Now, Pumas He will have to confirm this slight improvement this weekend against Xolos de Tijuana.
