The Disciplinary Committee has suspended four players and one assistant coach in the aftermath of this weekend’s Jornada 5 games.
Jairo Torres of Atlas and Pablo Ceppelini of Cruz Azul were given one-game suspensions for serious foul play.
Luis Chávez of Pachuca was given a one-game suspension for receiving two yellow cards in the same match.
León remained in first place with their 3-1 win over Monterrey, a result that dropped the Rayados into last.
Pumas UNAM is the only unbeaten team remaining while Monterrey remains winless.
In the Tabla de Cociente, Atlético San Luis dropped into last.
Scores
Atlas 1-3 Monarcas Morelia
Puebla 2-2 Santos Laguna
Tijuana 1-1 Toluca
Cruz Azul 3-1 Pachuca
Tigres UANL 3-0 Chivas de Guadalajara
León 3-1 Monterrey
Pumas UNAM 4-0 Atlético San Luis
Querétaro 1-2 América
FC Juárez 2-1 Necaxa
Monarcas Morelia earned a comfortable away win on Thursday night as they beat 10-man Atlas 1-3. The result gives the michoacanos their first win of the Clausura 2020, while the Rojinegros have now lost three of their last four.
Chances were few and far between in the first half, but Morelia was able to grab the lead in the 36th minute. From a corner kick, Aldo Rocha knocked the ball back into the center, where Fernando Aristeguita sent a bicycle kick towards goal for José Cortes got an unconventional final touch with his stomach to make it 0-1.
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The Disciplinary Committee has suspended two players in the aftermath of this weekend’s Jornada 5 games.
Camilo Mayado of Atlético San Luis and Ángelo Sagal of FC Juárez were both given one-game suspensions for serious foul play.
Querétaro moved into first place with their 0-2 win against FC Juárez, while Veracruz remained last with their 2-0 loss to Pumas UNAM.
There are no perfect teams remaining after Santos Laguna fell to Necaxa, but Querétaro and América remain unbeaten; on the other hand, Puebla, Toluca, and Veracruz are all still winless.
Veracruz also remained in last place in the Tabla de Cociente with their loss, while relegation rivals FC Juárez and Chivas de Guadalajara also lost, Atlético San Luis drew, and Querétaro won.
Scores
Puebla 0-4 Pachuca
Atlas 1-3 Cruz Azul
Atlético San Luis 1-1 Tigres UANL
León 4-3 Chivas de Guadalajara
América 1-0 Monarcas Morelia
Monterrey 2-0 Toluca
Pumas UNAM 2-0 Veracruz
Necaxa 3-0 Santos Laguna
FC Juárez 0-2 Querétaro
América remained perfect at home with a 1-0 victory against Monarcas Morelia. The result keeps the Águilas unbeaten in the Apertura and extends their winning streak to three games, while the michoacanos have now lost two in a row.
Morelia started the game off well, with an early chance through Fernando Aristeguieta, but he put his shot wide. América had more of the possession after that, although they struggled to do much with it; goal-scoring opportunities were few and far between for most of the first 45.
Monterrey remained perfect at home with a 2-0 victory against Toluca. The result gives the Rayados three straight wins, while the Diablos Rojos have now lost three in a row and remain winless in the Apertura.
Monterrey started the game off strongly, and dominated play against a Toluca side that still hasn’t managed to get into gear. The Rayados created chance after chance, and were stopped by the woodwork before finding the breakthrough in the 21st minute.
Chivas de Guadalajara’s comeback attempt fell just short as León held on for a 4-3 victory. The result keeps La Fiera unbeaten at home this season, while ending a three-game unbeaten run for El Rebaño.
León started the game off strongly and they kept the ball in the visitors’ defensive third. Then, in the 16th minute, Josécarlos van Rankin brought down Jean Meneses in the box and León had the chance to open the scoring from the penalty spot. José Juan Macías took and converted the PK to give the hosts the 1-0 lead.
Tigres UANL took a late lead but couldn’t hold it as 10-man Atlético San Luis came back for a 1-1 draw. The result keeps the Potosinos winless in two, while the universitarios remain unbeaten in three.
The first chance of the game fell for San Luis, with Matías Catalán getting free on the right and sending a shot just wide of Nahuel Guzmán’s goal. But after that opportunity, possession and chances began to tilt in Tigres’ favor.
