This Tuesday, the Pumas receives the Tampico at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario, in a game valid for the sixth round of the Copa MX Apertura. In this game we will have the meeting of two clubs that are in group 4 and that fight directly for the second place of the group, being that the one who will win will be at least guaranteeing to dispute to pass phase as one of the second best of each group. In the last confrontation between both there was a victory of Pumas by the score of 2×1.
Pumas UNAM:
There is no denying that Pumas disappointed enough in this group stage and currently would have to wait to pass phase as one of the best second classified, as a leader has no more possibilities. If you want to achieve a place in the next phase of this competition is your obligation to win this game, even if it is against a direct competitor, because the first phase is quite short and any slip can leave you on the way.
The fact of playing against a team that has similar interests may weigh a bit, but that is not a reason for great concern, even more so because it will play with the support of its fan. That being the case, it is up to Pumas to try to control the rhythm of the match, marking strong and shortening the spaces without the ball and pressing hard when he is with it, because this way he will have to conquer a positive marker.
Tampico Madero:
This will be Tampico’s last game in the first phase of the Copa de México and since he still has chances to get the qualification he knows he will need to win to fight as one of the best seconds and stay in the competition, because if he loses he will practically be saying goodbye to the competition. In the event of a tie, the situation would be practically the same, so he knows what he really needs, so what is expected is that he has attitude and quality to surprise the current opponent.
It is evident that nothing beyond the three points interests him and he hopes to use the bad moment of his adversary as his ally to conquer what he wants, since he does not want to stay on the way. So, the Tampico wants to show that there is capacity in his team and that can surprise, so he expects to have homogeneity in the field so as not to take risks to err and increase the chances of winning the match.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.76
