Monterrey downs Tijuana to win Copa MX final
Monterrey won the Copa MX title after a 1-1 draw against Club Tijuana on Wednesday to grab victory thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win over two legs.
Monterrey won the Copa MX title after a 1-1 draw against Club Tijuana on Wednesday to grab victory thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win over two legs.
Nico Sanchez netted the only goal as Monterrey defeated Club Tijuana 1-0 in the first leg of the 2019-20 Copa MX final on Wednesday.
Chivas coach Luis Fernando Tena has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in Guadalajara while the team travels to face Club America.
Club America is the 2019 Copa MX champion after a penalty from Emanuel Aguilera secured Las Aguilas a 1-0 win over FC Juarez on Wednesday.
Club America manager Miguel Herrera said his side has learned from their Apertura elimination by Juarez as they prepare to face the same side.
Goals from Elias Hernandez and Martin Cauteruccio propelled Cruz Azul to a 2-0 victory over Monterrey in Wednesday's Copa MX final.
New Atlas sporting president Rafa Marquez says DNA of Atlas is similar to that of Barcelona.
Mexico's national tournament, which kicks off Tuesday, will require 180 combined minutes per game from players under 20.
Tigres coach Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti vowed to continue at the club, even if the Mexico job becomes available, after his team defeated Santos Laguna.
Matias Almeyda on whether he would accept an offer to manage the Mexico or Argentina national teams: 'Who wouldn't like a job like that?'
Cecilio Dominguez, of America, suffered a broken jaw on Sunday after Morelia defender Emanuel Loeschbor flew into him during Sunday's friendly.
On Friday, the 28-year-old and his wife were robbed of $20,000 at gunpoint in Torreon after exchanging money at a shopping center.
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"Our league competes with leagues in Europe and the MLS is wanting to catch the Mexican league," Herrera said.
Landon Donovan continued his comeback on Tuesday with a substitute appearance for Club Leon in its 4-1 Copa MX victory over Cafetaleros de Tapachula.
United States youth international midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez helped Monterrey to win the Copa MX on Thursday.
The victory was a significant one for Monterrey because before its win over Pachuca, its fanbase had already witnessed two league collapses.
In a season of disappointment for Pachuca, Victor Guzman has been a bright light, leading all Mexicans in Liga MX in goals during the Apertura.
The Copa MX final is normally one game too many at the end of the season but Monterrey and Pachuca's failures elsewhere make it a must-see game.
Mexican clubs have rallied to aid the relief effort after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caused devastation in Mexico City and surrounding states.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Mexico has forced the cancellation of all of this week's Copa MX matches.
Hernandez wrote: "One more for the trophy case with an all-Mexico product. Congratulations @Chivas. May there be many more!!!"
Can Chivas now use the Copa MX win to propel them to greater things: namely, the 2017 Liga MX Clausura title and a famous double?
Goalkeeper Miguel Jimenez saved three penalties as Chivas defeated Morelia 3-1 in a shootout Wednesday to lift the Copa MX in Estadio Chivas.
Will Chivas lift some silverware in a stadium that desperately needs it or fall to a relegation-threatened Morelia side? Here's what you need to know.
GROUP 1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlético Morelia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
Puebla | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
Cimarrones de Sonora | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
GROUP 2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Monterrey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
U. de G. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
GROUP 3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
FC Juarez | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
Venados FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
Atlante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
GROUP 4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Toluca | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 12 |
Veracruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
GROUP 5 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Tijuana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
Querétaro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
Mineros de Zacatecas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
GROUP 6 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Dorados de Sinaloa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
Celaya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
Necaxa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
GROUP 7 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Santos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
Guadalajara | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Correcaminos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
GROUP 8 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Pumas UNAM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
Atlético San Luis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
UAEM Potros | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
GROUP 9 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Pachuca | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
Atlas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
Atlético Zacatepec | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |