Mexican League Roundup, Aug. 1

Mexican League Roundup, Aug. 1

Published Aug. 2, 2010 9:31 a.m. ET

America picked up its first victory of the Mexican Apertura season, defeating Jaguares 3-0 on Sunday with goals from Argentine-born Matias Vuoso, Uruguayan Vicente Sanchez and Enrique Esqueda.

Defending Mexican Clausura champion Toluca got its first point in two matches with a 1-1 draw against Pachuca. In the day's other match, Puebla defeated San Luis 2-1.

Three teams have maximum points after two rounds - Cruz Azul, Santos and Queretaro. In matches Saturday, Santos thrashed Pumas 4-0, Cruz Azul defeated Atlante 2-0, and Queretaro was a 2-1 winner over Atlas.

Vuoso opened the scoring for America in the seventh minute. Sanchez made it 2-0 in the 68th and Esqueda scored in the final minute.

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It was Sanchez's first goal in Mexico since returning to the league from a two-year stint at German club Schalke.

Toluca got a late goal from Argentine Diego Novaretti to salvage the draw against Pachuca, which had taken the lead in the 56th when Gerardo Rodriguez scored after taking a pass from Juan Carlos Rojas.

Players from the Southern Cone also led Puebla to victory with goals from Uruguayan Nicolas Olivera and Argentine Gabriel Pereyra. Edgar Castillo scored for San Luis.

Guadalajara Chivas inaugurated its new $150 million stadium with a 3-2 victory over Manchester United in a friendly match on Friday. The star was Mexican Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez. Hernandez moved from Chivas to Manchester United over the summer.

He played the opening 45 minutes for his old team, scoring the game's first goal in the 8th minute with a bouncing 20-meter (yard) shot.

Hernandez played the second half with Man U but had few chances in front of a sellout crowd of 45,000.

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