Djaniny – Football Scout

Liga MX notable exits: Djaniny Tavares, Raul Ruidiaz, Gustavo Bou

Santos will miss Djaniny’s goals after his shocking offseason move to Saudi Arabia side Al-Ahli.

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Spanish on ESPN Mexico. Find the original here.

MEXICO CITY — The summer transfer window is still open for Liga MX and it’s been nothing short of shocking. Djaniny Tavares, who became league champion and finished as top scorer at the 2018 Clausura tournament, has left for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli. The Cape Verde striker therefore joins a small list of players who contributed goals to their former sides and league and now, team executives are…

Djaniny Tavares leaves Santos Laguna to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli

Djaniny Tavares, the top scorer in the 2018 Clausura, has left Santos Laguna for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.
Djaniny Tavares has left Santos Laguna to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the Liga MX team announced on Friday.
Cape Verde international Djaniny netted 16 goals last season to lead the league and to fire Santos to the Clausura title and had been linked with a move to Sevilla earlier this summer.
A Santos Laguna statement indicated that Al-Ahli had met the 27-year-old’s buy-out clause in his contract and added that he accepted the offer to move to Saudi Arabia.
Official Communication: Djaniny Tavares. https://t.co/mzp16UmnWe— ClubSantosLaguna (@ClubSantosEn) July 13, 2018

Djaniny won two league titles in…

Santos Laguna can clinch a surprise Clausura crown behind the goals of Djaniny

No one in the Clausura has found the back of the net more often than Djaniny.

By far, Djaniny Tavares has proven to be the best striker in Liga MX this Clausura.

After 16 matchdays in the regular season, and with only left to go, no other name…

Power Rankings: Santos keeps top spot, Morelia into top five

Santos’ 3-2 win over Monterrey was made more impressive by Djaniny’s absence.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Nearly two-thirds of the way through the Liga MX season, there’s finally a bit of clarity as to who the contenders are for this season’s championship. The top five teams in the league table picked up a win last weekend, important when you consider that the next-ranked winner was Cruz Azul, who are 14th after Matchday 11.

On the other hand, teams like Monterrey and Pumas are fading fast after hot starts. In their last five games, the Rayados have won just once while UNAM…

Santos Laguna’s, Djaniny’s atypical rise from Cape Verde to the top of Liga MX

Djaniny already has a career-best 12 goals this season at Santos Laguna.
Djaniny Tavares isn’t your average Liga MX player.
The striker has spent time studying renewable energies in Portugal, has played with the Cape Verdean national team and is also speaks multiple langauges.
Oh and, by the way, he is also the current top scorer in Liga MX this season. In fact, it’s not a stretch to say that he is already running away with the goal-scoring title in the 2018 Clausura.
After 10 league matches for Santos Laguna, Djaniny has scored a total of 12 times for Los Guerreros….

Santos Laguna climbs to top of Power Rankings on back of Djaniny’s goals

Djaniny Tavares scored again in Santos Laguna’s 2-01 win over Necaxa.

MEXICO CITY — Following last weekend’s Clasico, the short-lived idea of Club America stamping its authority on its biggest rival and coming out of the weekend as Liga MX’s top team faded. Following its 1-1 draw at the Estadio Akron, not only did Miguel Herrera’s team miss out on the chance to beat Chivas, but it also dropped out of the league’s first-place spot, ceding it to a surging Santos Laguna team, who now sits atop Mexico’s top division.

After 10 games, parity is the name of the game….

What would a Liga MX All-Star Game look like?

Oribe Peralta could lead a strong Mexico team in a Liga MX all-star game.

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on ESPN Deportes.

Given that it’s a real thing for most North American sports leagues, we went through a hypothetical exercise as to what would happen if the Liga MX Bancomer had an All-Star break, with an ensuing competition featuring the competition’s best players. The results were as follows:

The ESPN All-Star Game will be held at Estadio Azul as a way of honoring the storied venue days before its scheduled demolition.

Oribe Peralta and Andre-Pierre…

Djaniny Tavares, Keisuke Honda lead Liga MX midseason Best XI

Djaniny Tavares has been a revelation in Liga MX since arriving at Santos Laguna.

Believe it or not, we are now past the halfway point of the Liga MX regular season. With only eight matchdays left until the start of the playoffs, let’s take a look back at those who have excelled over the first half of the 2018 Clausura.

GK: Gibran Lajud, Club Tijuana

The 24-year-old Mexican has been nothing short of brilliant for Club Tijuana. After nine games in net, Lajud has only allowed five goals. The goalkeeper has been a revelation for Xolos and as long as he continues to take charge…

Liga MX W2W4: Apertura final rematch, Chivas-Xolos headline Week 3

After an epic Apertura final in December, Tigres and America renew acquaintances in the Clausura.
MEXICO CITY — Last season’s thrilling final between America and Tigres will have another take, but this time around what’s at stake is a first win in the 2017 Clausura for both clubs. 

Here’s five things to watch for this weekend in Liga MX:

1. Apertura final rematch not lacking intensity

According to Club America’s manager Ricardo La Volpe, America was the superior side throughout the 210 minutes played against Tigres in December’s two-legged 2016 Apertura final, however in the end…

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