#Romario Ibarra

Despite playing a closely-contested quarterfinal in the Apertura playoffs, this time around the advantage and the momentum lies with CF Pachuca. After losing the first leg of the quarterfinal, CF Pachuca won all their remaining six games with ease. In those six games, CF Pachuca scored a staggering 21 goals, averaging 3.5 goals per match, and that…

The first two first legs of the semifinals of the Liga MX 2022 opening tournament have already been played, and we have two teams that have an advantage going into the second match, while the other two will be looking for a comeback that will allow them to qualify for the final of the tournament. Let's remember that the playoff criteria in…

Ecuador face a high bar of competition if they are to match the World Cup prowess of their South American neighbours. The good news at least is that they look set to hold on to their place at the tournament after Fifa's appeals committee dismissed a claim of ineligibility against one of their players. The Chilean federation lodged a complaint with…

This is a match between two sides coming off the back of two losses but there's some distance between the two sides in the Liga MX table. Club Tijuana are in toiling towards the bottom at the moment with just 15 points and in 14th place in the Liga MX standings, whereas Necaxa have got 17 points with a game to spare compared to Tijuana and are in…

Pachuca finished on top of the table in Clausura last season, but still ended up losing to Santos Laguna. It was their first loss in this fixture since 2017, but one that sent shockwaves across Mexico as the result was unpredictable. Brian Lozano's penalty gave Santos the lead in the 42nd minute and helped them go into the break ahead. They swiftly…