Angel Reyna and Paraguayan striker Salvador Cabanas scored two
goals each as America thrashed San Luis 5-1 in the first round of
the Mexican Clausura on Sunday.
Reyna opened the scoring in the 10th minute and added a
strike in the 64th, while Cabanas found the net in the 52nd and
80th. Argentine midfielder Daniel Montenegro added a goal in the
54th for the Eagles.
Jesus Palacios scored the lone goal for San Luis in the 34th.
On Saturday, reigning champion Monterrey trounced lowly
Ciudad Juarez 4-0, while Cruz Azul disappointed in a 1-0 win over
Jaguars and Chivas got a comfortable 3-1 victory over Toluca.
Three days after securing a spot in the Copa Libertadores,
Rayados showed no signs of fatigue as they pushed around Ciudad
Juarez with scores from Hector Morales in the 19th minute, Aldo de
Nigris in the 38th, Abraham Carreno in the 78 and Juan Carlos
Medina in the 86th.
Monterrey's attack did not missed a beat despite the absence
of Chilean striker Humberto Suazo, who is on a loan to Spanish side
Real Zaragoza.
Ciudad Juarez looks to be on its way to the second division.
This was their 12th loss in their past 19 games.
In Chiapas, the Jaguars missed several scoring chances and
the Blue Machine got the win as Javier Orozco came off the bench to
head in the winning goal with one minute left to play.
Yasser Corona, Brazilian midfielder Danilinho and Colombian
striker Jackson Martinez wasted their chances and the Jaguars lost
for the seventh time in their last eight home games at Victor
Manuel Reynas stadium.
In Guadalajara, Javier Hernandez scored twice in the first 25
minutes to put Chivas on their way to a comfortable victory over
Toluca.
Hernandez, coming off an 11 goal season in the 2009 Apertura,
opened the scoring in the 11th and followed with another in the
24th. Carlos Esquivel put the Red Devils on the scoreboard in the
36th, but Alberto Medina sealed the win in the 54th.
In other scores it was: Pachuca 3, Estudiantes 0; Atlante 0,
Queretaro 0, Puebla 0, Tigres 1, Santos 3, Morelia 2.
