Salomon Rondón Steals the Show! Pachuca Surprises América and Topples Liga MX Leader
Por Carlos Rodríguez ·
Venezuelan Salomón Rondón delivered an excellent assist on Sunday to help Pachuca defeat América 2-1, the leader of the Mexican Apertura tournament. Rondón solidified himself as the tournament’s top scorer in the fourteenth matchday. Yesterday, although he did not score, he beat two defenders and, with his back to goal, served the ball to Moroccan Oussama Idrissi, who scored the decisive goal.
Forced to win to escape the lower part of the standings, Pachuca came out pressing and went ahead with a goal from Alan Bautista. América equalized with a goal from Henry Martín in the 46th minute. In the 74th, Rondón appeared in the area and provided the assist to Idrissi to establish the final 1-2 score.
Rondón Reigns Among Scorers and América Maintains Leadership Despite Defeat
Salomón Rondón leads the individual scoring table with 13 goals, 5 more than Tigres’ Argentine Juan Brunetta, Pumas’ Brazilian Juninho, and Henry Martín.
The Venezuelan’s team is in thirteenth place in the standings with 16 points.
América remained in first place with 27 points, one less than Cruz Azul and Guadalajara, occupying the second and third positions, respectively.
The fourteenth matchday concluded this Sunday when Santos Laguna saw their six-game winning streak end after falling 4-1 to Xolos de Tijuana (Archived as: Pachuca vs. América).
With information from EFE
Pachuca: The Three Remaining Games in Apertura 2026
After defeating América 2-1, Pachuca will face three decisive matches to close the regular phase of Liga MX’s Apertura 2026.
Los Tuzos will host Tigres on Saturday, October 31, in matchday 15.
Subsequently, they will visit Atlas on Saturday, November 7, at Estadio Jalisco.
Finally, they will close out the tournament at home against Toluca on Saturday, November 21, at Estadio Hidalgo.
Salomón Rondón’s team will seek to accumulate points to improve their position and keep their playoff aspirations alive (Archived as: Pachuca vs. América).
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