Liga MX: Rayados closes with a coup of authority and eliminates Pumas

The Argentinian Rogelio Funes Mori turned this saturday three goals to spearhead the leader's attack Monterey in his win for 4-1 to the UNAM Cougars in it Closing tournament 2023 of Mexican soccer.

Funes Moriwith its three targets, and Arturo Gonzalez scored by Rayados, confirmed as the best team in the championship, and the Argentine Gustavo del Petre discounted for the cougars of the Argentine coach Antonio Mohamed, eliminated.

Directed by Victor Manuel Vucetichthe Rayados needed only 27 minutes to score four times and mark the fate of the match against a rival with a weak defense.

gonzalez wrote down his sixth goal of the campaign to make it 1-0, past Jesus Gallardo, in minute 2, after which he appeared Funes Moriwho converted from penalty in minute 17from the right, in the 22′ I'm past Eric Aguirrein it 27′.

The university students discounted at 45' with a goal of the Argentine Del Prete, but they could not do much more and signed their elimination.

Monterey went to quarterfinals as leader with 13 winsa draw, three defeats and 40 points, six more than Americawhich this Friday was confirmed in second place by surpassing by 0-1 to Juárez FCwith a goal from the Paraguayan Richard Sanchez and a masterful performance from the goalkeeper Luis Malagon.

Funes Mori reached the Colombian Julian Quinones in it second place scorersboth with 12 targets, two less than Henry Martin del América, who secured the lead in scorers with 14 goals.

This Saturday the Chivas de Guadalajara they secured the third place by outpacing 4-1 to Mazatlanwith so many of Victor Guzman, Alexis Vega, Fernando Beltrán and Isaac Brizuelawhile Andres Montero discounted for visitors.

In other Saturday duels, San Luis and Atlas tied without goalswhich confirmed the two in the reclassification area, which will also be the Pueblawinner by Tijuana 5-2 a couple of hours before.

Monterrey, América and Guadalajara are secured in the league of the four best in which the best among the best will also be Toluca and the champion Pachuca. The other four places to the quarterfinals will come out in the playoffs that will be played by the worst between Toluca and Pachuca, León, Tigres UANL, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Puebla, San Luis and Santos Laguna.

(With information from EFE)