Dani Alves’s Pumas lost to Puebla and eliminated in Mexican soccer

Brazilian Dani Alves’ Pumas they sentenced their early elimination in Mexican soccer after suffering a 2-1 defeat against Puebla, on Friday in a match pending on the seventh day of the Apertura 2022 tournament played at the Cuauhtémoc stadium.

Jordi Cortizo scored the 1-0 for Puebla by scoring the ball inside the area before the goalkeeper left at minute 6.

At 28, the Argentine Nicolás Freire gave the 2-0 with an own goal when trying to reject a shot from Uruguayan Maximiliano Araujo.

The Pumas approached 83 with the 2-1 scored by the Argentine Eduardo Salvio with a powerful and crossed shot inside the area.

In the absence of a day to finish the regular phase, with this result Puebla reached 22 points and the Pumas were left with 14 units.

Earlier at the Victoria stadium, with two goals from the Uruguayan Facundo Batista, the ‘Rayos’ of Necaxa rescued the tie 2-2 against the ‘Cañoneros’ of Mazatlán, in the match that completed the sixteenth day of the Apertura-2022 tournament of Mexican soccer.

Miguel Sansores scored the 1-0 for Mazatlan with a header at minute 34.

At 45, the Uruguayan Facundo BAtista entered the ‘Cañoneros’ area with the ball dominated, eluded the goalkeeper and defined the 1-1 for Necaxa.

Before the break, at 45+2, Roberto Meraz made it 2-1 for the ‘Cañoneros’ with a popcorn shot inside the small area.

Batista was in charge of making the 2-2 for the ‘Rayos’ by collecting a free kick that was deflected by the barrier to 59.

With this draw, Necaxa reached 19 points and Mazatlán to 17 units.

This was the last game of day 16; the previous eight were played in advance due to the FIFA Date.