Jaguares vs Pachuca Match Preview
Pachuca will have to rely on their third-choice goalkeeper to fend off Jaguares' attack in their weekend match in the jungle.
Miguel Calero was sent off last week after Pachuca's three substitutions had been used up, forcing outfield player Juan Carlos Rojas to suit up and stop a crucial penalty that conserved a point for the Hidalgo-based team.
Rodolfo Cota, the Tuzos' backup 'keeper is injured, forcing Carlos Velazquez into the fold against Jaguares, who will be looking to add to their 16 goal tally within the tournament.
With a win, each side will almost guarantee their postseason survival for another week, as Jaguares and Pachuca currently sit ninth and tenth in the league table respectively.
Jaguares vs Pachuca Match Report
Jaguares halted Pachuca's hot streak and extended their own last Saturday in the jungle when they took of advantage of Jorge Rodriguez and Jackson Martinez's goals to beat the Tuzos.
Both strikes were set up by midfield virtuoso Danilinho. Jorge Villalpando posted his fifth clean sheet of the season, and the Chiapas team won their fifth match of their last seven.
Pachuca, on the other hand, saw their four-match unbeaten streak halted, and their playoff chances seriously harmed -- with 16 points, they sit twelfth in the league with just four games remaining.
The Jaguars are seventh with 19 points, but just three points out of third place with a win this week.