Veracruz’s record-setting winless streak reached 32 games with their 1-2 home loss to Atlético San Luis. The result keeps the Potosinos unbeaten in two and gives them their first road win of the Apertura, while the Tiburones Rojos have now lost four in a row.
There were chances at both ends to start the game, but the visitors had the better of them. In the 7th minute, Sebastián Jurado made a good save on an acrobatic bicycle kick attempt to keep San Luis off the board.
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The 2019 Leagues Cup final will be an all-Liga-MX affair after Cruz Azul beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 in the second semifinal. Cruz Azul will face Tigres UANL in the final.
The game started off well for the visitors, and it didn’t take long for La Máquina to take the lead. In the 4th minute, José Madueña sent a shot from just outside the box in off the post to make it 0-1 for Cruz Azul early on.
Tigres UANL scored a last-second equalizer to tie América 2-2 and send this semifinal to a penalty shootout; the universitarios then bested the Águilas 5-3 from the spot to earn their place in the final of the inaugural Leagues Cup.
Tigres started the game on the front foot, and their attacking pressure soon paid off. In the 14th minute, Jürgen Damm got past Jesús López on the wing and sent a low cross into the box. The unfortunate Paul Aguilar sent the ball into the back of his own net when he tried to cut out the cross, making it 0-1 for Tigres with his own-goal.
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.
The new inter-league competition between Liga MX and MLS continues this week with the semifinal round. Just four teams from each league are competing this year, although expansion for 2020 has already been announced.
Liga MX teams dominated the quarterfinals, with three out of four advancing to this round, while just one Major League Soccer team moved on. The remaining four teams will now face off for a chance to contest the final.
In the event of a tie at the end of regulation, the game will go directly to a penalty shootout to determine advancement; no extra time will be played.
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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.
