Reboceros La Piedad saw off Puerto Cabello 3:0 in the second matchday of the Mexican Primera Premier regular season on Friday evening. The hosts built on their opening-day triumph by adding another clean sheet to their record, while the visitors remain winless after two fixtures.
To be fair, the pattern was already visible from their first game. La Piedad beat Tritones Vallarta 1:0 in their opener, then suffered a heavy 0:2 defeat to Querétaro before this result. Puerto Cabello drew 1:1 with Córdobes in their opening match before this evening's loss.
By then, the home side had established something worth noting. Two wins from two games puts them fourth in the table with six points. It is not yet a commanding position, but they are in the mix. The visitors sit eleventh with just one point from their two matches—a draw and a defeat so far this season.
The clean sheet means La Piedad are on a good run defensively. They have not conceded in two consecutive games now, which is worth something at this stage. Puerto Cabello were unable to find the net against their opponents, extending a pattern that suggests they might need to tighten things up going forward.
What the result means in practice is straightforward. La Piedad hold a two-point cushion over teams around them, though the table is still fluid with only two matchdays completed. Puerto Cabello face a task to turn things around—they need a win soon if they want to climb out of the lower half.