Six weeks in the Liga MX Apertura 2025 has already brought the first third part of the tournament joy, frustration and tears.
Among the teams that fans are disappointed with his pumas, those under Ephraín Juárez have difficulty finding victories. They have only managed one victory, three draws and two losses, scored six goals and admitted eight. Keylor Navas has injected the team some life, but goals remain scarce. Guillermo “Memote” Martínez does not have an impact in advance, Adalberto Carrasquilla Miss Consistency, Piero Quispe has not noticed and Aaron Ramsey has only made his debut. With such results, the side of Pedregal 13e is in the table.
Good
Monterrey leads the rankings with 15 points and gradually finds stable performance from key names such as Sergio Canales, Sergio Ramos and the revival of Lucas Ocampos. The goals of Germán Berterame have given him a call-up for the Mexico team of Javier Aguirre for training camps, while Jesús Manuel “Tecatito” Corona has been home. Under coach Domènec Torrent, Monterrey is at the top of the table with 13 scored goals and seven admitted.
Cruz Azul, led by Nicolás Larcamón, remains unbeaten after six games, with four consecutive victories. Ángel Sepúlveda has been crucial in attack and the team generally looks solid. However, critics still point to their embarrassing 7-0 loss for Seattle Sounders in the opening phase of the Leagues Cup.
Pachuca, managed by Jaime Lozano, started the Apertura in brilliant form with four consecutive victories before a loss and then a draw in León. In general, the side has been strong and can remain a difficult opponent throughout the season. The “Bella Airosa” team has attacking options such as Gastón Togni, Ossama Idrissi and Alexei Domínguez.
TIGRES have included three victories, one draw and one loss under Guido Pizarro. They were defeated only a few hours ago by Mazatlán by Robert Dante Siboldi, but Ángel Correa sheen early in the tournament. The World Cup 2022 World Cup winner has added quality to the Nuevo León team.
Toluca did not have their best outing last Saturday and fell 1-0 to Cruz Azul in Mexico City. They also played several matches of home, including in the Leagues Cup, and Paulinho got peace against Cruz Azul because of the heavy workload. With Helinho put aside by injury, coach Antonio Mohamed is still looking for the best version of the ruling Liga MX champions, which are currently in the top six with 10 points.
Allan Saint-Maximin has made a flying start with Club América. The Frenchman helped the Atlas team to leave 4-2 and lifted them to second place in the rankings with 14 points, just behind Monterrey and upstairs Cruz Azul. Under André Jardine, América are the other undefeated side of the competition with four wins and two draws.
Bad
Pumas are far from the only disappointment. Chivas also struggled poorly and was 16th in the table. The Gabriel Milito team has only one victory, one draw and four losses for a total of four points – not the figures expected from a club that impressed many analysts in the previous season. For now it is “All Smoke, No Fire” of the Rebaño Sagrado. However, they have a game in hand against TIGRES.
Necaxa, under Fernando Gago, is another team that is struggling. The Argentinian coach, bound to Boca Juniors forever, has only managed one victory, two draws and three defeats in his return to Mexican football after he fails at home.
The middle ground
León has lost steam. With the Colombian star James Rodríguez who deals with muscle problems, the team has not seen its best form. La Fiera is ninth with seven points of two victories, one draw and three defeats.
San Luis, Santos and Mazatlán each have six points and will insist to improve in the hope of reaching the Liguilla or at least the play-in at the end of the season. Tijuana and FC Juárez also look like teams that can give a headache to larger squadrons with deeper gratings.
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