Santos Laguna prepares for the match against Pumas of the UNAM
With the intention of staying at the top of the table, Santos Laguna starts its preparation this Tuesday to host Pumas of the UNAM in a match of the penultimate round, the 17th, of the Clausura 2018 Tournament of the Liga MX.
The closing of the tournament will be of vital importance for Siboldi's team, winning against Pumas is key, as they will close at the Azteca against America in the 17th round. The capital team is third in the general standings, 3 points behind the Guerreros.
The Santos vs. Pumas match of round 16 will be played next Sunday at 18:00 hours at the Estadio Corona.
The past weekend saw more intense matches, already with a taste of playoffs, each team fights for something, some to stay, others to climb positions that allow them to have greater comfort in the playoffs.
Pumas will arrive in La Laguna with high spirits, having defeated Puebla 4-2, placing them in tenth place on the table and with serious chances of reaching the top eight.
Santos, on the other hand, will want Pumas to pay for the defeat of 3-1 against Pachuca last weekend.
Santos Laguna, second place in the standings with 29 points, just below Toluca, the leader with 33 points, seeks to catch up with the Diablos Rojos with only two rounds left to finish the regular season.
The arrival of the university team led by David Patiño is expected, who has a santista past as an assistant coach in the team's third division back in 2006.
Araujo works hard to come back
The defender of Santos Laguna and the Mexican National Soccer Team, Néstor Araujo, is working hard in his rehabilitation to return as soon as possible to the field and be present with his team in the Clausura 2018 playoffs.
The albiverde club reported that on Monday morning, Néstor did a 30-minute intermittent jog at medium intensity on the track of field 1 of the TSM with the intention of readapting as soon as possible to his soccer activities.