Atlas FC vs Pumas UNAM Prediction & Picks - Liga MX

Prediction published on 8/22/24, 9:07 AM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 8/22/24 at 5:11 PM in Liga MX Picks

One of the most even matches that will take place next Saturday’s night at Liga MX will be the match between Atlas and Pumas UNAM, teams that are getting used to compete for the playoffs’ spots, but that have very limited resources apart from their initial lineups, so it’s a big opportunity for them to hardly work on their young players that could provide the necessary experience and incomes for the future.

In this regard, Atlas has been showing a great confidence on Victor Rios De Alba, a 20-year-old midfielder that was part of the initial squad against Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo during Atlas’ Leagues Cup journey that finally ended with a 2-1 loss against America during the playoffs’ first round. The expectation for the ‘Rojinegros’ is to consolidate a strong defensive line with Matheus Doria as his leader, but they definitely need to reinforce their offensive, as Eduardo Aguirre isn’t an effective forward.

Meanwhile, Pumas UNAM was totally disappointing during the Leagues Cup, tournament that abruptly finished after their 4-0 loss against Seattle Sounders. With that in mind, is pretty obvious that their head coach must be frustrated because his best lineup wasn’t enough to effectively compete due to the lack of dangerous opportunities created by Huerta and Ruvalcaba to assist Guillermo Martinez, who was alone most of the time.