Monterrey went down to their second straight loss as Pachuca easily defeated the Rayados 2-1. The once-stunning Monterrey offensive assault has disappeared and they barely threatened Pachuca ‘keeper Miguel Calero. Pachuca opened the scoring Leobardo López six minutes before the break with a header off a corner. However the home squad gave the lead back three minutes into the half with an unfortunate Fausto Pinto own-goal. After the goal, Pachuca pushed forward and took the play to the lifeless Rayados. At the sixty-fifth minute Paul Nicolás Aguilar was fouled in the area and the spot was pointed to. Confidently Bruno Marioni stepped-up and struck the ball to the back of the net to give Pachuca the 2-1 lead and the eventual victory. Monterrey must regroup quickly as they face the Jaguares on Saturday.
Monterrey
Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco ,Severo Meza (José Joel González 70′),Diego Ordaz,Felipe Baloy,José María Basanta ,José Hiber Ruiz,Luis Ernesto Pérez,William Paredes,Jesús Arellano (Mauro Cejas 45′),Humberto Suazo (Arturo Alvarado 45′),Carlos Ochoa
Pachuca
Miguel Calero,Paul Nicolás Aguilar ,Leobardo López ,Julio Manzur ,Fausto Pinto ,Jaime Correa,Gabriel Caballero (Juan Carlos Rojas 72′),Christian Giménez ,José María Cárdenas (Luis Montes 60′),Damián Álvarez (José Francisco Torres 45′),Bruno Marioni
