Liga MX Review: Pumas put four past Santos Laguna

It was a commanding result for Los Universitarios who remain undefeated.
Pumas UNAM Vs Santos - Clausura Tournament 2026 Of Liga BBVA MX
Pumas UNAM Vs Santos - Clausura Tournament 2026 Of Liga BBVA MX | NurPhoto/GettyImages

Headlines of the pitch stole the show this weekend, especially at Club América, where Álvaro Fidalgo and Allan Saint-Maximim announced their exits from the club.

On the pitch, Las Águilas picked up a first win of the season as Chivas maintained their 100% record in 2026.

Some shock draws for Toluca and Monterrey raise some eyebrows, but game of the week came on the border as Juárez faced Cruz Azul.

Friday 30th January 2026

Puebla 0-0 Toluca

It was the Apertura's best against the worst to open the weekend action with 10-men Puebla held onto a valuable point against the league's top team.

The result was made even more impressive when the visitors were awarded a penalty, only for Sebastián Córdova to miss.

Pumas 4-0 Santos Laguna

Pumas ran rampant, scoring all four goals in the first half. The performance was marked with a Jordan Carrillo double, with Adalberto Carrasquilla and Alan Medina adding to the Los Guerreros woes.

Juárez 3-4 Cruz Azul

Fans were spoiled to seven goals in the north, but La Máquina were expecting to be home and hosed when they took a three-goal lead by the 40th minute, but two goals in the last ten minutes made Azul fans sweat, before managing to avoid embarrassment.

Carlos Rotondi
FC Juarez v Cruz Azul - Torneo Clausura 2026 Liga MX | Jam Media/GettyImages

Saturday 31st January 2026

Club América 2-0 Necaxa

América had to deal with some noticeable absentees, but it was a Brían Rodríguez thunderbolt which stole the show, scoring the club's first goal of the year before setting Victor Davila moments later to seal the points.

Atlas 1-0 Mazatlán

Uroš Đurđević is set for an Atlas exit this week, but made an impact in potentially his final outing in red and black, by scoring an early goal to seal all three points.

San Luis 2-3 Chivas

Los Rojiblancos became the only side to win all four games of the season with a narrow victory over San Luis with Armando 'Hormiga' González making it three goals in four matches.

Monterrey 2-2 Tijuana

Monterrey came from behind twice to salvage a point against Los Xolos as new signing Luca Orellana scored a 30-yard screamer to peg Tijuana back for the second time in the game.

León 1-2 Tigres

Goals from Diego Laínez and Marcelo Flores meant maximum points were heading back to Monterrey this weekend, despite a second goal of the season for Diber Cambindo.

Diego Lainez
Leon v Tigres UANL - Torneo Clausura 2026 Liga MX | Jam Media/GettyImages

Sunday 1st February 2026

Querétaro 0-0 Pachuca

The weekend's final game saw both sides reduced to ten-men in a game that failed to provide a breakthrough.

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