. ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁inj uries ▁of ▁Z eca ▁and ▁C aju , ▁Mat he us ▁made ▁his ▁Copa ▁Libert adores ▁debut ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁starting ▁as ▁a ▁left ▁back ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Independ iente ▁Santa ▁Fe . ▁He ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁Victor ▁Fer raz ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Gu edes ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mat he us ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁Liga ▁M X ▁side ▁Club ▁P ue bla ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁with ▁a ▁buy out ▁clause . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁abroad ▁twelve ▁days ▁later , ▁starting ▁in ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁Copa ▁Mexico ▁home ▁draw ▁against ▁Ale b rij es ▁de ▁O ax aca . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁being ▁rarely ▁used , ▁Mat he us ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Fig ue ir ense ▁on ▁loan ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁a ▁buy out ▁clause . ▁His ▁loan ▁was ▁extended ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁campaign ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁after ▁a ▁request ▁from ▁new ▁manager ▁Jorge ▁S ampa oli . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁re called , ▁Mat he us ▁R ibe iro ▁only ▁featured ▁rarely ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁de emed ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements ▁throughout ▁the ▁season . ▁On ▁ 3 1