San Luis and Club Leon have faced off 14 times in Liga MX since their first meeting in 2012. However, both teams will be keen to put their best foot forward in the playoffs to bag a positive result. San Luis will be the favorites to win the contest and become the seventh seed in the Liga MX Apertura 2023 playoffs. Juarez went a man down in the 70th minute after Sebastian Saucedo (70’) was sent off while they were reduced to nine in injury time following a red card to Alfredo Talavera.
Leon maintained most of the possession in the match and looked clinical in the final third. Borja Sanchez (38’) and Federico Vinas (44’) completed the comeback for Club Leon after Aitar Garcia (18’) opened the scoring early for Juarez.
Santos Laguna sealed victory through goals from Felix Torres (10’) and Pedro Sanchez (12’).Ĭlub Leon will be confident about the much-anticipated match after clinching a 2-1 victory over a 9-man Juarez in their last fixture.
The hosts controlled 70 percent of the possession in the match but struggled to convert their shots on target into goals. San Luis will look to regroup for the key fixture after registering a 0-2 loss to Santos Laguna in their last league phase match at home.
