Week 8 of the Liga MX 2019 Clausura featured several entertaining games and intriguing storylines throughout the weekend. Here are five of the more notable talking points that the eighth matchday of play in Mexico’s top-flight division brought forth.
Veracruz Finally Score
It took Veracruz 659 minutes to score a goal in the 2019 Clausura season as Los Tiburones Rojos finally scored in Week 8. Colin Kazim-Richards scored in the 29th minute for Los Escualos, but Veracruz still set a record as no other team had taken more time to score to begin a Liga MX tournament.
Gignac Hits The Century Mark
Andre-Pierre Gignac scored his 100th goal in all competitions in his tenure with Tigres UANL as he scored the lone goal for Los Felinos in their 1-0 win against Atlas.
Queretaro Break Losing Streak
Queretaro was off to a historically bad start this season with seven losses in seven games, but Los Gallos Blancos defeated Monarcas Morelia 3-0 in Week 8. New manager Victor Manuel Vucetich made an impact in his first game with the team and will look to save Queretaro’s disastrous campaign.
Nico Castillo Scored For Club America
Nicolas Castillo scored two goals in Club America’s 3-0 win against Lobos BUAP as the Chilean striker scored his first goals since signing for Las Aguilas.
Leon Stay Hot
Leon has been one of the surprises in the Liga MX 2019 Clausura and Los Esmeraldas managed to stay hot with a 3-1 away win against Pumas UNAM. Angel Mena has been the biggest revelation on the team as he scored a goal and gained an assist to improve to seven goals and six assists
