MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Pumas UNAM recovered from a goal down to stay in touch with Mexico's Liga MX leaders on Sunday with a 2-1 home win over Leon.
Santiago Colombatto gave the visitors an early lead by taking a touch before sweeping home a low left-footed shot after Victor Davila's lay-off.
Rogerio Melo equalized with a first-time finish into the far corner after slick buildup play involving Sebastian Saucedo and Favio Alvarez.
The hosts went ahead on the stroke of halftime when Arturo Ortiz sent a towering header into the top-right corner after a Leonel Lopez set piece from the right wing.
Leon's fortunes took another turn for the worse in the opening minutes of the second half when Federico Martinez was shown a straight red card for bringing down Alvarez with an ugly challenge.
Pumas endured a tense conclusion to the match after they were also reduced to 10 men following Alan Mozo's dismissal for a rash tackle on Jose Rodriguez in the 82nd minute.
The result leaves Pumas fifth in the 18-team standings, two points behind leaders Puebla. Leon slipped to 12th, having secured just five points from their first five games of the season. ■
