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Veracruz goalie Sebastian Jurado (#25) could see a lot of Jonathan Rodriguez at Estadio Luis "Pirata" de la Fuente Stadium on Friday. (Photo by Felix Cuneo/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Liga MX gets ball rolling with Friday triple-header

Week 8: Idle Santos unmoved; Necaxa, Atlas up

Liga MX at the FIFA break: Numbers

Morelia kicks off Week 8, but Tigres-León is top match

Leon defender Andres Mosquera and Santos winger Brian Lozano give chase during the Week 7 León-Santos match. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. (Photo by Cesar Gomez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Week 7: Santos holds firm; Rayados step up

León handed Querétaro their first loss and knocked them from the ranks of the undefeated. (Photo by VICTOR CRUZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read VICTOR CRUZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Santos back at No. 1; León, Necaxa on the rise

Diego Reyes, in action against Paraguay in a friendly. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Tigres convince Diego Reyes to return to Liga MX

América players celebrate after Sebastián Córdova tied the game in minute 61. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

America refuses to lose, battles host Tigres to draw

Aguilas winger Renato Ibarra splits two Tigres defenders during their Leagues Cup semifinal match in Houston on Aug. 20. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Matchday 6: Yawn … another Tigres-América match

Orbelin Pineda, left, celebrates with his Cruz Azul mates after scoring early in the second half against the Galaxy in the Leagues Cup semifinal. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)

Cruz Azul holds off Galaxy, joins Tigres in Final

Carlos Salcedo celebrates after converting the decisive penalty kick to send the Tigres to the Leagues Cup final. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

“ Not a Classic ” decided by penalty kick shoot-out

The Gallos Blancos of Queretaro are in first place in the Liga MX and in the Viva Liga MX Power Rankings. (Photo by Angel Castillo/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Unbeaten Gallos Blancos enjoying turnaround season

Cruz Azul got past the Chicago Fire in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals by a 2-0 margin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Three Liga MX clubs in the hunt for inaugural final

Diego Reyes is being recruited by America and the Tigres. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Monday Musings: Tigres, America fighting over Reyes

Brian Lozano, left, and Julio Furch are leading a potent Santos attack. (Photo by Manuel Guadarrama/Getty Images)

Monday Musings: Santos perfect; Gignac a real ’10’

Tigres fullback "Chaka" Rodríguez holds off Pumas winger Martín Rodríguez during their Clausura 2019 match. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Matchday 3: Perfect Pumas host wounded Tigres

Antonio Briseño is hugged by a Chivas teammate after he scored the first goal of the game against the Tigres. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Tomas Boy ejected but Chivas defeat Tigres

Javier Aquino of the Tigres attempts to drive past Justen Glad of Real Salt Lake during a quarterfinals match as part of the Leagues Cup 2019 at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 24, 2019 in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

Tigres get past Real Salt Lake on Edu Vargas goal

The Tigres defeated the Houston Dynamo in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League en route to the 2019 final. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Leagues Cup will create lasting impact on soccer in North America

Nico Castillo scored twice for América to help the Aguilas beat Monterrey in the season opener. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Aguilas overrun visiting Rayados; León wins at Pachuca

The Tigres won the Liga MX Clausura 2019 trophy. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Guido Rodríguez named best in Liga MX … again

America players celebrate after Marche's title-winning penalty kick in the Liga MX Champions Cup on Sunday night in Carson, California. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)

‘Marche’ kicks América past Tigres in Champions Cup

"Chaka" Rodriguez shields the ball from Guido Rodriguez during a Tigres-América match in 2018. (Photo by Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

SuperCopa MX, Champions Cup launch Apertura 2019

LEON, MEXICO - MAY 26: Players of Tigres celebrates with the Championship Trophy after the final second leg match between Leon and Tigres UANL as part of the Torneo Clausura 2019 Liga MX at Leon Stadium on May 26, 2019 in Leon, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Season in Review: Top three stories of Clausura 2019

LEON, MEXICO - MAY 26: Ricardo Ferretti, Head Coach of Tigres, walks up the podium during the final second leg match between Leon and Tigres UANL as part of the Torneo Clausura 2019 Liga MX at Leon Stadium on May 26, 2019 in Leon, Mexico. (Photo by Alfredo Moya/Jam Media/Getty Images)

The wily Ricardo Ferretti is a living legend in Liga MX

LEON, MEXICO - MAY 26: Guido Pizarro (C) of Tigres lifts the Championship Trophy to celebrate with teammates after the final second leg match between Leon and Tigres UANL as part of the Torneo Clausura 2019 Liga MX at Leon Stadium on May 26, 2019 in Leon, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Nahuel plays the hero as Tigres claim 7th title

Andre Pierre Gignac (L) of Tigres vies for the ball with Luis Montes (R) of Leon during the Mexican Clausura 2019 tournament first leg final football match at the Universitario stadium in Monterrey, Mexico on May 23, 2019. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Can León solve puzzle that Tuca’s Tigres will pose?

MONTERREY, MEXICO - MAY 23: Andres Mosquera #4 of Leon struggles for the ball with Andre Pierre Gignac #10 of Tigres during the Final first leg match between Tigres UANL and Leon as part of the Torneo Clausura 2019 Liga MX at Universitario Stadium on May 23, 2019 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Gignac goal gives Tigres first-leg edge over León