Pumas and Necaxa tie on a very rainy Sunday night.
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Pumas and Necaxa tie on a very rainy Sunday night.
Pumas and Necaxa battled in the middle of a rainstorm to a 1-1 tie. Pumas was the better side but couldn’t hold on to their lead as they faced a tough task. The teams not only suffered with the rainy conditions on the first half and even extended the halftime break. The ref would be called by VAR but the match would remain a non-call. The match ended with a controversial call with Kevin Rosero brought down in the area but nothing was given. The game was played at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario, as the rain started to pour over the stadium and the pitch started getting a lot of puddles. The team will now have a tough away trip to face off against current Liga MX champions Toluca while NecaxA will return home to face struggling Leon. The next match will be a home match against Toluca on August 25. The final match will take place on August 28. The winner will face off with Toluca in the final game of the season.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – AUGUST 10: Efrain Juarez, coach of Pumas UNAM reacts during the 4th round match between Pumas UNAM and Necaxa as part of the Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX at Estadio Olimpico Universitario on August 10, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) Getty Images
The 1st half started with the expected news of Keylor Navas making his debut at home with Pumas as goalkeeper but also had the surprise of a start for Central defender Angel Azuaje. Both teams started going on the attack in the slick field because of the rain. A cross into the area was headed from close range by a wide open Tomas Badaloni, who incredibly missed wide from close range in a bad miss. Another cross into the area was headed wide by Badaloni. From outside the area, Rogelio Cortez got off a right footed shot that forced Navas to make a good save. Guillermo Martinez got the ball in the area but his left footed shot would go just wide. After the ball fell in the area, Ruben Duarte got off a right footed shot that was easily saved by Necaxa’s goalkeeper, Ezequiel Unsain. A left footed shot from just outside the area from Pedro Vite went just wide. The rain started to pour over the Estadio Olimpico Universitario, as the field conditions started to suffer. A right footed shot from Jorge Ruvalcaba went right to Unsain. Off a 1 vs 1, Ruvalcaba got into the area but his left footed shot was brilliantly saved by Unsain. An incredible storm started falling in the stadium and the pitch started getting a lot of puddles, as the rain was too intense for the field. Off a corner kick, a volley went to Martinez, who got off a close range header that Unsain blocked with a wonderful save. The halftime whistle blew as the rain continued to fall in the scoreless match.
Because of all the rain and thunder, the match took a while to restart after the halftime break. The field was too wet and soaked and the ball had trouble sliding in the field, which forced the maintenance crew to try to get rid of the puddles. Necaxa subbed out Rogelio Cortez for Diber Cambindo. A cross into the area went past Martinez and to Vite, who was wide open and close to the goal but he slipped as he tried to shoot and skied it. Off a corner kick, Adalberto Carrasquilla’s cross would find a wide open Ruben Duarte, whose header went past Unsain and into the net to score and give Pumas the 1-0 lead. Necaxa subbed out Tomas Badaloni and Ricardo Monreal for Pavel Perez and Raul Sanchez. Off a corner kick, Diego de Buen got off a header that was easily saved by Navas. A cross into the area would be headed into the path of Diego de Buen, whose left footed shot was blocked but right back to him. He would then get off a great right footed shot past Navas to score and tie the match at 1-1. Against the run of play, Necaxa had tied the match. A cross from Ruvalcaba reached Martinez, who from close range and with the keeper beaten, he whiffed with his left footed shot in a terrible miss. It was one of the worse misses seen in a long time, one that could go forever in blooper videos. Pumas subbed out Santiago Trigos for Piero Quispe. A left footed shot from outside the area from Cambindo would go just wide. Pumas subbed out Guillermo Martinez for Rodrigo Lopez. Necaxa subbed out Diego de Buen for Diego Gomez. Pablo Bennevendo got the ball in the area but his right footed shot went wide. After Duarte won the ball in the area, it looked like Kevin Rosero brought him down but nothing was given. The ref would be called by VAR but the non call would remain. In controversial fashion, the match ended with a tie.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – AUGUST 10: Pedro Vite of Pumas UNAM battles for possession with Tomas Badaloni of Necaxa during the 4th round match between Pumas UNAM and Necaxa as part of the Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX at Estadio Olimpico Universitario on August 10, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) Getty Images
Pumas and Necaxa tied in a result that hurts the host side and benefits the visiting side. Pumas had been the better team and should have won but a lack of finishing hampered them. Especially bad was the miss by Martinez which will bring him a lot of pressure as fans will not be happy with his current form. Necaxa got a great start but overall were the inferior team and were lucky that Pumas wasn’t great up top and that the referee bailed them out in the injury time with a controversial call. They will have a good opportunity to add points next week when they host struggling Leon. Meanwhile Pumas will have one of their toughest game of the season, if not the toughest, when they travel to face off against current Liga MX champions Toluca.
Pumas and Necaxa tie on a very rainy Sunday night.
Pumas and Necaxa battled in the middle of a rainstorm to a 1-1 tie. Pumas was the better side but couldn’t hold on to their lead as they faced a tough task. The teams not only suffered with the rainy conditions on the first half and even extended the halftime break. The match took a while to restart as the field was too wet and soaked and the ball had trouble sliding in the field, which forced the maintenance crew to try to get rid of the puddles. In a controversial call, Kevin Rosero brought down Diego de Buen in the area but nothing was given by VAR but it would remain a tie in a result that hurts the visiting side and benefits the host side and should have been the better team. The team will now have a tough away trip to face off against current Liga MX champions Toluca while NecaxA will return home to face struggling Leon. The game was played at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City.
The 1st half started with the expected news of Keylor Navas making his debut at home with Pumas as goalkeeper but also had the surprise of a start for Central defender Angel Azuaje. Both teams started going on the attack in the slick field because of the rain. A cross into the area was headed from close range by a wide open Tomas Badaloni, who incredibly missed wide from close range in a bad miss. Another cross into the area was headed wide by Badaloni. From outside the area, Rogelio Cortez got off a right footed shot that forced Navas to make a good save. Guillermo Martinez got the ball in the area but his left footed shot would go just wide. After the ball fell in the area, Ruben Duarte got off a right footed shot that was easily saved by Necaxa’s goalkeeper, Ezequiel Unsain. A left footed shot from just outside the area from Pedro Vite went just wide. The rain started to pour over the Estadio Olimpico Universitario, as the field conditions started to suffer. A right footed shot from Jorge Ruvalcaba went right to Unsain. Off a 1 vs 1, Ruvalcaba got into the area but his left footed shot was brilliantly saved by Unsain. An incredible storm started falling in the stadium and the pitch started getting a lot of puddles, as the rain was too intense for the field. Off a corner kick, a volley went to Martinez, who got off a close range header that Unsain blocked with a wonderful save. The halftime whistle blew as the rain continued to fall in the scoreless match.
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Because of all the rain and thunder, the match took a while to restart after the halftime break. The field was too wet and soaked and the ball had trouble sliding in the field, which forced the maintenance crew to try to get rid of the puddles. Necaxa subbed out Rogelio Cortez for Diber Cambindo. A cross into the area went past Martinez and to Vite, who was wide open and close to the goal but he slipped as he tried to shoot and skied it. Off a corner kick, Adalberto Carrasquilla’s cross would find a wide open Ruben Duarte, whose header went past Unsain and into the net to score and give Pumas the 1-0 lead. Necaxa subbed out Tomas Badaloni and Ricardo Monreal for Pavel Perez and Raul Sanchez. Off a corner kick, Diego de Buen got off a header that was easily saved by Navas. A cross into the area would be headed into the path of Diego de Buen, whose left footed shot was blocked but right back to him. He would then get off a great right footed shot past Navas to score and tie the match at 1-1. Against the run of play, Necaxa had tied the match. A cross from Ruvalcaba reached Martinez, who from close range and with the keeper beaten, he whiffed with his left footed shot in a terrible miss. It was one of the worse misses seen in a long time, one that could go forever in blooper videos. Pumas subbed out Santiago Trigos for Piero Quispe. A left footed shot from outside the area from Cambindo would go just wide. Pumas subbed out Guillermo Martinez for Rodrigo Lopez. Necaxa subbed out Diego de Buen for Diego Gomez. Pablo Bennevendo got the ball in the area but his right footed shot went wide. After Duarte won the ball in the area, it looked like Kevin Rosero brought him down but nothing was given. The ref would be called by VAR but the non call would remain. In controversial fashion, the match ended with a tie.
Pumas and Necaxa tied in a result that hurts the host side and benefits the visiting side. Pumas had been the better team and should have won but a lack of finishing hampered them. Especially bad was the miss by Martinez which will bring him a lot of pressure as fans will not be happy with his current form. Necaxa got a great start but overall were the inferior team and were lucky that Pumas wasn’t great up top and that the referee bailed them out in the injury time with a controversial call. They will have a good opportunity to add points next week when they host struggling Leon. Meanwhile Pumas will have one of their toughest game of the season, if not the toughest, when they travel to face off against current Liga MX champions Toluca.