La Maquina reached 40 points and moves away from the lead in Apertura 2024 after beating the Warriors at home
Cruz Azul, led by Argentine coach Martín Anselmi, defeated Santos Laguna 2-0 this Saturday to guarantee – two days in advance – the leadership of Apertura 2024.
Jorge Sánchez and Angel Sepúlveda scored goals to give the victory to La Maquina, which reached 13 wins, one draw, one loss and 40 points, eight ahead of Toluca, second place.
With an elegant right volley, Sánchez gave the light blue team an advantage, extended in the 68th minute by Sepúlveda with a right-footed goal from a pass from Luis Romo.
Cruz Azul continues its overwhelming pace and beat Santos at home. Imago7/ Rafael Vadillo
With six points to play for, Cruz Azul is guaranteed to enter the Quarterfinals as the first favorite. It shows the best attack, the safest defense and takes eight points off Toluca, second in the standings.
This Saturday, the Portuguese Paulinho scored a pair of goals to confirm himself as the leader of the championship’s scorers and give Toluca a 2-2 draw with León.
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The Colombian Steven Mendoza and José Alvarado scored for León in a match in which the Devils went from less to more and rescued the tie with a pair of goals from Paulinho, who reached 12 goals in the championship.
Toluca is two points ahead of Tigres UANL and four points ahead of Rayados de Monterrey, third and fourth in the standings.
Tigres beat Tijuna 0-3 with scores from Argentinians Nicolás Ibáñez and Juan Brunetta and another from Marcelo Flores.
The Spanish Sergio Canales scored two goals and provided an assist this Saturday to lead Monterrey’s 4-0 win over Atlas.
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Canales, Argentine Germán Berterame and Colombian Johan Rojas scored for the Rayados of Argentine coach Martín Demichelis.
In the other games this Saturday, Chivas and Pumas scored without goals, San Luis of Spanish coach Domenec Torrent defeated Puebla 2-0 and Pachuca beat Necaxa 6-2, with three goals from Venezuelan Salomón Rondón.
The day began this Friday when, in addition to Tigres’ victory, Brazilian strategist Andre Jardine’s América beat Mazatlán 0-5 and Juárez FC beat Querétaro 1-2.
The Apertura 2024 will resume with the sixteenth and penultimate day, next Tuesday and Wednesday.
