Matchday 13 of the Liga MX Apertura marked the return of domestic football after a two-week international break, delivering high-scoring encounters, dramatic comebacks, and top-of-the-table clashes, with all eyes on the capital as Club América met Cruz Azul in the weekend’s headline fixture.
In the north, Monterrey welcomed the visit of Pumas whilst Tigres met Necaxa at the Estadio Universitario in an eight-goal thriller.
Heading towards the final games of the Apertura regular season, only five points separate the top five teams, leading to an intense battle of the coming weeks for brgagging rights heading into te playoffs.
Friday 17th October 2025
Puebla 4-3 Tijuana
Los Camotes picked up a second win of the season by defeating playoff hopefuls Tijuana. Despite going two goals down in the first half, Puebla fought back, scoring an eventual equaliser in the final ten minutes before Carlos Baltazar scored a 95th-minute winner.
San Luis 2-0 Atlas
San Luis climbed above their weekend visitors in the league table as first-half goals from João Pedro and Óscar Macías secured all three points.
Tigres 5-3 Necaxa
Tigres enjoyed a goal-fest against Necaxa, topped off by a first-half hattrick from Juan Brunetta. The win moves Guido Pizarro's side to within one point of city-rivals Monterrey and Club América.
Saturday 18th October 2025
Juárez 2-2 Pachuca
Los Bravos took the lead twice against Pachuca but failed to hold on with both sides left unsatisfied at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. The point keeps Los Tuzos in sixth as Juárez maintain a seven point gap in ninth from the chasing pack outside of the playoffs.
Santos Laguna 2-0 León
Santos Laguna returned to winning ways following defeats to Monterrey and Club América before the international break. A brace from Bruno Amione saw the homeside leapfrog León in the table who now make it six matches without a win.
Toluca 4-0 Querétaro
Reigning champions Toluca became the first side to officially secure playoff qualification with an emphatic victory over Los Gallos. The job was done at half-time, with Toluca three goals to the good before Jesús Angulo sealed the victory with a fourth halfway through the second-half.
Monterrey 1-1 Pumas
Monterrey and Pumas had to share the points at the Estadio BBVA after two goals deep in the first-half told the story. The visitors took the lead with an exquisite curler from Alan Medina before Sergio Ramos stepped upto the plate to convert a penalty, beating former Real Madrid teammate Keylor Navas.
Chivas 2-0 Mazatlán
Los Rojiblancos continue their redemption arch with a fourth straight victory as Armando González opened the scoring from the spot before Bryan González netted his second goal for the club following a summer move from Pachuca.
Cruz Azul 2-1 Club América
Matchday 13's highlight fixture came at the Estadio Universitario, in Mexico City, as Cruz Azul welcomed rivals Club América for the latest edition of the Clásico Jovén.
Cruz Azul started the game on the front foot, moving the ball with confidence and denying their visitors much time in possession. But against the run of play, América took the lead when Brían Rodríguez was gifted a close-range opportunity to beat Andrés Gudiño. As expected, Nicolás Larcamón’s men came back fighting, and, as the saying goes, 'you’re most vulnerable right after scoring'. Just two minutes later, La Máquina were back in the game as Gabriel Fernández rounded Luis Malagón and sent the stadium into delirium.
As the first half concluded and the second got underway, the teams were locked even. That was until a stroke of genius from second-half substitute Ignacio Rivero caught Malagón by surprise as the Uruguayan's curling effort left the Mexican first-choice goalkeeper stunned, giving Cruz Azul the lead for the first time in the game.
From the moment La Máquina took the lead, they never looked like giving it up. André Jardine's side struggled to test the Azul back line as they remained strong and organised until the final whistle.
The result moves Cruz Azul above their rivals, into second place and three points behind the league leaders, Toluca.
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