Pumas - Monterrey: Angulo brace keeps Pumas unbeaten and reshapes Jornada 7 dynamics
In the pumas - monterrey fixture at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario on Sunday 22 February, Pumas won 2-0 as Álvaro Angulo scored a brace and Keylor Navas produced several key saves. The result matters because it extended Pumas’ unbeaten run and altered standings and momentum for both clubs in the opening phase of Clausura 2026.
Pumas - Monterrey at Estadio Olímpico Universitario
The match, listed for Sunday 22 February in Jornada 7 of the Clausura 2026, was scheduled with kickoff times of 18: 00 (United States), 17: 00 (Mexico) and 00: 00 (Spain). The fixture took place at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, where the home crowd saw Pumas open the scoring from a Rodrigo López cross finished by Álvaro Angulo and then double the lead when Angulo capitalized on a rebound from a corner at the 25-minute mark.
Álvaro Angulo brace and Keylor Navas interventions
Álvaro Angulo, a Colombian signed by Pumas in July 2025, finished both chances to put the hosts 2-0 up; the second strike arrived when the match clock showed 25 minutes. Keylor Navas registered at least three interventions to keep a clean sheet, preventing Monterrey from reducing the deficit. What makes this notable is how Angulo’s clinical finishing combined with Navas’s reflex saves to translate Pumas’ attacking initiative into a decisive scoreline.
Table positions, unbeaten runs and competing figures
Pumas sits in third place in the general table following the result. The context contains two related sets of figures: one record lists Pumas with 12 points from three wins and three draws, while match summaries note an unbeaten run stretching seven games with four wins and three draws. Monterrey is recorded in sixth place with 10 points and three victories. The divergence in counts is unclear in the provided context but both sets of figures are part of the available record.
Possible lineups and player profiles
Projected personnel and key profiles for Pumas that appear in the match coverage include goalkeeper and captain Keylor Navas; Rodrigo López, a 24-year-old Mexican midfielder who joined Pumas in 2023 and supplied the assist for the opener; central defender Nathan Silva, a 28-year-old Brazilian signed in 2023 from Atlético Mineiro; and Rubén Duarte, a 30-year-old Spanish defender who arrived in July 2024. Álvaro Angulo is referenced as the left-sided player who has experience at Atlético Nacional and Independiente before joining Pumas in July 2025. Other Pumas names listed are Ángel Azuaje, Pedro Vite, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Alan Medina, Jordan Carrillo, Robert Morales and Juninho.
Monterrey names appearing in the coverage include Luis Cárdenas, Ricardo Chávez, Víctor Guzmán, Daniel Aceves, Luis Retes, Fidel Ambriz, Oliver Torres, Luca Orellano, Iker Fimbres and Uros Durdevic. The preview material also lists César Garza, a 20-year-old midfielder developed at Rayados with a stint at Dundee FC, noted as having arrived on loan to Pumas in January 2026.
Match context: trends, history and what follows
Reports note Monterrey’s collective defensive problems in aerial situations and other first-half lapses that Pumas exploited. Monterrey has not lost to Pumas in 11 consecutive Liga MX meetings, while Pumas had not beaten Monterrey since Clausura 2022 when Washington Corozo scored a brace; Corozo is presently with Emelec in Ecuador. Team management on the Pumas side is named as Efraín Juárez.
Looking ahead, Pumas are scheduled to visit Xolos at Estadio Caliente on Friday 27, with kickoff at 21: 06 Central Mexico time, and Monterrey will return to Estadio BBVA to host Cruz Azul on Saturday 28 February at 19: 00. The preview material for the encounter was generated with artificial intelligence and supervised by the editorial team.
By combining finishing from a recent signing, the goalkeeper’s timely saves and exploitable defensive weaknesses in Monterrey’s setup, Pumas converted home advantage into points that affect both momentum and placement as the Clausura 2026 first phase unfolds.
