The matchday 13 of the Apertura MX has wrapped up, and the top positions keep taking shape. With the results from these last few matches, we believe that the top ten teams, who will be fighting in the postseason, are basically secured, as it would take a miracle for the lower teams to break in.
Cruz Azul has a perfect record of five wins out of the last five, making it difficult for any other team to catch up at the top. Meanwhile, Club América keeps disappointing, but with Necaxa five points below and with three defeats in a row, those from Coapa will be defending their crown one way or another.
In this sense, the real battle is to enter the direct qualification spots, with many big and historic teams involved in this battle, such as the Águilas, Chivas, Tigres, Pumas, and, maybe, Monterrey.
In a great display in front of their audience, the Red Devils easily beat an opponent that did not put up much resistance.
Toluca continues to make mischief in the Apertura 2024, and this time, the victim was the downtrodden and shaken Club Puebla, which took a tremendous rout at the rate of 5-0 at the Nemesio Diez Stadium. The Scarlets even had young players comply with the Minors Rule.
The visitors’ defense did not last even 15 minutes when the score was already against, following a corner kick in which Pereira headed into the goal.
Things continued to go downhill from there, with goals coming on the 37th, 52nd, and56th, and on the 4th minute of added time in the end.
Rayados and Felines faced one of the most attractive matches of this day, as both arrived with a single-point difference. Located in fourth and fifth place in the general table, correspondingly, it was either win or die for both.
However, the Rayados had clear scoring opportunities, especially in that header that Roberto de la Rosa could not finish. They were unable to open the goal of Julio González, who had a good night, but not spectacular, against the few arrivals from Monterrey.
Incidentally, the UNAM Pumas also had their opportunities since Rogelio Funes Mori entered for the second half, changing the face of the Auriazul team, scoring, in fact, a goal that would later be annulled.
Cruz Azul experienced a new party this Wednesday night when, with the Estadio Azul full, they beat FC Juárez 4-0 within the framework of matchday 13 of the Apertura MX 2024.
The Maquina Cementera team reached 34 units and stretched the difference as the only leader.
Cruz Azul dreams of setting the points record and knows that it has a direct ticket to the quarterfinals of the Liguilla in the bag. But the team as a whole knows it can’t relax yet.
Something that would also add to the worries is that Giorgos Giakoumakis retired injured from the game against Juárez. The Greek felt discomfort in the back of his left thigh and had to be replaced by Ángel Sepúlveda.
Although no official report has yet been revealed, it is an annoyance that must be taken care of as we are so close to starting the postseason.
Apertura MX 2024: Matchday 13 Roundup – Tijuana 2-2 América
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Wednesday, October 23 at 11:05 pm ET, 10:05 pm CST, 9:05 pm MT, and 8:05 pm PT
America’s bad moment does not seem to end in this Apertura 2024, apart from failing to exploit its dominance against Tijuana on Matchday 13. They had to settle for a final 2-2, and Víctor Dávila joined the long list of Azulcrema’s injuries.
It was the 25th minute, and, after an alleged foul by América in an attack by Xolos, a counterattack led by Henry Martín came, the ball reached Zendejas, and he did not forgive, putting the Águilas ahead.
Already in compensation time before the break and following a corner kick, Miguel Vázquez knocked down Gilberto Mora in the area to cause a penalty. Christian Rivera would masterfully take the chance to tie the score at 1-1.
The start of the complementary part was catastrophic for América. At 47′, in arrival from the left, Domingo Blanco took the flash and put the locals into a tumble that made the Coapa team nervous.
But if in Mexican soccer there is a team that knows how to respond to adversity, without a doubt, that is América. In the 69th minute, Henry Martín entered the area, took off two defenders, took the diagonal of death, and Rodrigo Aguirre appeared from behind to sign the final 2-2 on the board.
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