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ESPN FC’s Herculez Gomez predicts the four teams that will advance out of their respective Liguilla quarterfinal ties.
The Liga MX Clausura regular season has come to a close, and what better way to round up the action as we head into the Liguilla than with our awards? ESPN FC asked our experts Tom Marshall, Nayib Moran, Cesar Hernandez and Eric Gomez for their picks for best player, biggest flop and more!
Best player

Santos’ Osvaldo Martinez (left) or Xolos’ Aviles Hurtado (right)? Who was the best player during the regular season?

Who was the best player?

Aviles Hurtado

Osvaldo Martinez

Guido Rodriguez

Raul Ruidiaz

Other

43%

Aviles Hurtado

Osvaldo Martinez

Guido Rodriguez

26%

Raul Ruidiaz

13%

Other

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Aviles Hurtado, FW, Club Tijuana
No player has made a greater contribution to his team’s success this regular season, with Hurtado notching up eight goals and four assists. The forward is the very…

La Volpe out as Club America coach after failing to reach playoffs

Ricardo La Volpe announced on Sunday he is out as Club America manager.
Ricardo La Volpe is no longer coach of Club America, with the Argentine announcing his departure the day after Las Aguilas failed to reach the 2017 Clausura playoffs.
Club America needed a draw to guarantee a postseason spot, but fell 3-2 to Pachuca on Saturday evening. Morelia then snuck into the final playoff position thanks to Raul Ruidaz’s late goal in its 2-1 win over Monterrey, which both secured a liguilla place and helped the team avoid relegation. 
“The most important thing is having…

Club America miss Liga MX playoffs, Chiapas relegated, Morelia survive

Bruno Valdez leaves the pitch after Club America’s 3-2 loss to Pachuca.
It was a roller-coaster Saturday in Liga MX, with Club America failing it make its 11th consecutive playoff and Chiapas going down to the second division.
America needed a draw against Pachuca to guarantee a playoff spot, but fell 2-0 behind the Tuzos at half-time and ended up losing 3-2, despite a second half comeback.
The beneficiary was Morelia, who both avoided relegation and sneaked into…

Liguilla on the line for America, Tigres: Liga MX Week 17 predictions and more!

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez assess who at the bottom of the Liga MX table is most likely to be relegated.
As the final round of 2017 Clausura regular-season matches approaches, we asked our Liga MX experts Tom Marshall, Nayib Moran, Cesar Hernandez and Eric Gomez to lay out what’s at stake and predict the last two Liguilla spots and relegation losers. Tijuana, Monterrey, Atlas, Chivas, Toluca and Santos Laguna have locked in top-eight finishes, but who of the chasing pack of Club America, Tigres, Morelia, Pachuca, Veracruz, Leon, Necaxa and Queretaro will complete the field?

What you can’t miss…

Bans of Toluca’s Enrique Triverio and America’s Pablo Aguilar slashed

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno shares his thoughts on the two, one-year bans that brought the Liga MX referee strike to an end.
Toluca’s Enrique Triverio and Club America’s Pablo Aguilar will not have to see out one-year bans for aggression towards referees, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reinstated the original punishments on Tuesday.
Triverio’s initial ban of eight matches and Aguilar’s for 10, handed out by Mexican federation, sparked outrage at the Mexican referees’ association, which went on strike on March 10 to protest the decision, causing round 10 of matches in the 2017 Clausura to be postponed.

Club America will sorely miss Pelaez

Herculez Gomez reacts to the news Ricardo Pelaez has stepped down as Club America’s sporting president.

Club America sporting chief Ricardo Pelaez says he’ll step down – sources

Ricardo La Volpe is the current coach at Club America.
MEXICO CITY — After five years and five months as Club America’s sporting president, Ricardo Pelaez is set to step down from his post, sources have told ESPN’s Heriberto Murrieta.
Since his arrival at Las Aguilas, the team have made 10 consecutive Liguilla appearances, have won two Liga MX titles and back-to-back to CONCACAF Champions League trophies.
“I leave happy, grateful, and I’ll leave the doors open [to an eventual return],” Pelaez told Murrieta.
Pelaez’s reasons for leaving after the…

Tigres in trouble after <i>Clasico Regio</i> loss, Santos ends America’s hot streak

Herculez Gomez reacts to Tijuana’s dramatic win over Toluca, as two points separate the sides atop the Liga MX table.
MEXICO CITY — Here are five storylines from an exciting Week 15 of the 2017 Clausura, which saw Monterrey celebrate a Clasico Regio victory over Tigres, while Club America and Chivas suffered defeats.
1. Montes’ third Clasico Regio goal puts Tigres’ playoff hopes in danger
Twenty-year-old center-back Cesar Montes has scored five Liga MX goals in his young career to date and three of them have come against Tigres in the Clasico Regio. To put those numbers into perspective, Andre-Pierre Gignac has…

Who is more likely to win the 2017 Clausura title: Chivas or America?

Only one point separates fifth-placed Club America from third-placed Chivas. Who has a better shot at taking the title?
Fresh off their Copa MX victory, Chivas sit in third place in the Liga MX table on 25 points with three matches left in the regular season. But don’t sleep on Club America, which is just one point back (24) in fifth position! As the Liguilla looms ever closer, who is more likely to walk away with the league title? Our experts Tom Marshall, Nayib Moran and Cesar Hernandez have their say and lay out what you can’t miss in Week 15 of the 2017 Clausura.

Who is more likely to win the 2017 Clausura?

Chivas

America

67%

Chivas

33%

America

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Chivas
After Wednesday’s Copa MX title win it…

Fierro caps thrilling Chivas comeback in 93rd minute; America, Tijuana draw

Carlos Fierro’s 93rd-minute winner capped a tremendous three-goal comeback for Chivas against Puebla on Saturday.
MEXICO CITY — As we head into a busy period in Liga MX, which includes a marathon double gameweek from Tuesday until Sunday due to the rescheduling of Week 10 matches, some clubs are gaining significant momentum, like Santos Laguna and Atlas, while others, like Pumas and Queretaro, are falling behind.
But before we get there, here are five storylines from Week 13:
1. Fierro takes the spotlight in Chivas’ comeback win over Puebla
Carlos Fierro’s winning goal will be replayed all over the world….

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