Pumas new boy eyes Liga MX resurrection
Uriel Antuna went from being a leading marksman with Cruz Azul, to major goalscoring struggles with Tigres.
New signing Uriel Antuna arrives at Pumas following a striking drop-off in form. Not long ago, the Mexican winger was Liga MX’s joint top scorer with Cruz Azul; today, he lands in Ciudad Universitaria after a goal‑less league stint with Tigres.
From top scorer to Tigres toil
Antuna was one of four players who shared the Clausura 2024 Golden Boot, each finishing with eight goals - the lowest tally for a scoring champion since the introduction of short tournaments. With Cruz Azul, the winger from Durango delivered in key moments and maintained a consistency that placed him among the league’s most reliable attacking threats, capping the most productive scoring semester of his Liga MX career.
His spell with Tigres, however, fell well short of that standard. Throughout his Liga MX appearances for the club, Antuna failed to score in regular‑season play or the postseason. While he logged minutes across multiple competitions, he produced no direct offensive contributions in domestic league action, a sharp contrast to the impact he’d had just months prior.
Antuna’s lone goal for Tigres came outside Liga MX. It arrived in the second leg of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, when he scored against L.A. Galaxy at Estadio Universitario in a 3–2 home victory. Ultimately, that strike stood as his only goal contribution during his entire tenure with the Monterrey‑based club.
Now, with Pumas, Antuna faces a new challenge: rediscovering the attacking presence that once made him a Golden Boot winner and bringing that spark to a team looking for greater danger on the wings. The Clausura 2026 presents a meaningful opportunity for him to relocate his scoring touch in Liga MX and move past a period in which his playing time did not translate into numbers.
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