About the match
The Copa Socio MX activity, the Mexican football preseason tournament, continued and Pumas de la UNAM succumbed to Puebla in the penalty shootout with a score of 1-4, after a goalless draw in the regulation time.
Once again, Juan Francisco Palencia's squad left certain doubts on the field, although they used several young players, the absence of offensive elements such as Matías Britos, Mauro Formica, and Nicolás Castillo was noticeable on the Heb Park Stadium.
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Puebla's performance
The Franja team appeared more organized and with more ideas for a large part of the game, although they couldn't convert on the scoreboard, added to the good intervention of the auriazul goalkeeper Bernabé Magaña, who is looking to fight for the starting position against Alfredo Saldívar, and the defensive work.
Néstor Calderón, Pumas' new signing, tried to imbalance on the wings, but with little support, there was nothing he could do for the former Chivas, Santos, and Toluca player.
Puebla, on the other hand, continued fine-tuning details in this new project under the technical direction of Rafael "Chiquis" García, who, as a player, precisely emerged from the Pumas youth academy.
Penalty shootout
In the penalty shootout, Óscar Rojas, Álvaro Navarro, Brian Ángulo, and Félix Micolta scored for the Camoteros, while only Ángel Elvira scored for the felinos. Armando Arce and Ricardo Jurado missed their penalty kicks.
Next match
Next Saturday, Universidad Nacional will face Zacatepec as visitors, in what will be the last test for the Pedregal team, who are expected to have the rest of their players available.