Round 5 continues on Aug. 18 at 6 a.m. BST, featuring vs.
Team: Toluca vs Mazatlan
Match type: Mexican Premier League
Game time: 6 a.m. Aug. 18
Toluca
Toluca had a good start to the new season, with 3 consecutive victories, rising to the top of the league at one point, but in the last round of the league they went on the road to challenge the team, and the result was a 0-4 bloodbath, the team suffered their first loss of the new season. Not only that, the team's main goalkeeper Luis García was injured in a clash with the opponent, and currently has six stitches in his hand, he will also miss the game, in addition, the team's midfielder Harriet Ortega will also suffer a suspension in this game.
Mazatlan (former name)
Toluca's opponent in this match has suffered almost the same situation as Mazatlan recently, they faced the newest Mexican Premier League team in the last round of league matches, and lost 0-3 on the road, which was also their first loss so far this season. It should also be noted that Mazatlan's away games have always been bad, with only 3 wins and 12 losses in 17 home games last season, so it's not going to be easy to come back from this match against Toluca, who are full of attributes as home dragons.
Toluca have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of the last 10 meetings between the two teams, most recently Toluca won 4-1 at home, but with the team's main goalkeeper out, the performance of replacement Saldivar will be crucial to the team's ability to win at home.
