LIGA MX
Unstoppable Tigres win again
Marco Antonio “Chima” Ruiz’s side maintained their great run as they beat Atlas and maintained their unbeaten status in the 2023 Clausura.
Nicolas Ibanez celebra su gol 0-1 de Tigres durante el partido Atlas vs Tigres UANL, Correspondiente a la Jornada 08 del Torneo Clausura 2023 de la Liga BBVA MX, en el Estadio Jalisco, el 18 de Febrero de 2023.German Quintana
After Diego Cocca moved to become Mexican national team manager, many felt that the wheels could come off at Tigres. This has been far from the case as with Marco Antonio “Chima” Ruiz as interim, the side from Monterrey recorded yet another impressive result to their seven previous games of the season as they beat Atlas 0-1 at the Jalisco Stadium. The side from Nuevo Leon currently sit in second place in the standings with city rivals, Rayados de Monterrey topping the table.
Without the injured André-Pierre Gignac, the side from Monterrey took the lead against Atlas in added time at the end of the first 45 minutes through Nicolás Ibáñez who nodded home for the only goal of the night.
With the win, Tigres move to 18 points and trail Monterrey with Rayados having secured 21 thanks to a impressive 7-game winning streak. Alarm bells are already ringing for Atlas fans as the team have now gone six games without a win, securing just four points out of the last 18. The ‘Rojinegros’ lie in 13th place and are in danger of missing out again on a post-season place as they did with the 2022 Apertura.
- 12 Camilo Vargas
- 2 Nervo
- 5 Anderson Santamaría (62')
- 13 Gaddi Aguirre
- 29 Brian Lozano (73')
- 26 Aldo Rocha
- 4 Abella (73')
- 14 Luis Reyes (86')
- 17 Jaziel Ismael Martinez (62')
- 33 Julián Quiñones
- 9 Julio César
- Substitutes
- 18 Ángel Márquez (62')
- 6 Edgar Zaldivar
- 23 Jesús Gómez
- 209 Jorge Guzmán (73')
- 1 José Hernández
- 28 Christopher Trejo (62')
- 8 Anibal Chala (86')
- 15 Diego Zaragoza (73')
- 20 Jesús Ocejo
- 1 Guzmán
- 27 Jesús Angulo
- 2 Igor Lichnovsky
- 20 Aquino (73')
- 3 Samir
- 23 Luis Quiñónes (91')
- 5 Rafael Carioca
- 8 Fernando Gorriaran
- 17 Francisco Córdova (84')
- 19 Guido Pizarro
- 9 Nicolás Ibáñez
- Substitutes
- 14 Jesús Garza (73')
- 216 Leonel Prieto
- 22 Raymundo Fulgencio (91')
- 6 Juan Vigon
- 13 Diego Reyes
- 16 Diego Lainez (84')
- 201 Sebastián Fierro
- 30 Miguel Ortega
Substitutions
Jeremy Márquez (62', Anderson Santamaría), Christopher Trejo (62', Jaziel Martínez), Jorge Guzmán (73', Brian Lozano), Diego Barbosa (73', José Abella), Jesús Garza (73', Javier Aquino), Diego Lainez (84', Sebastián Córdova), Aníbal Chalá (86', Luis Reyes), Raymundo Fulgencio (91', Luis Quiñones)
Goals
0-1, 46': Nicolás Ibáñez
Cards
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
VAR Referee: Salvador Pérez, Mayte Ivonne Chávez García
Julio César (7',Yellow) Abella (12',Yellow) Jaziel Ismael Martinez (34',Yellow) Fernando Gorriaran (41',Yellow) Aldo Rocha (42',Yellow) Luis Quiñónes (43',Yellow) Aquino (46',Yellow) Anderson Santamaría (48',Yellow) Igor Lichnovsky (49',Yellow) Jesús Garza (82',Yellow) Igor Lichnovsky (95',Red)
