Matchday 11 of the Liga MX Clausura 2025 delivered intense emotions, new individual and collective records, and historic milestones that will be remembered for years to come. Here’s a detailed summary of the most important statistics, standout players, and key achievements from this action-packed weekend.
A total of 27 goals were scored during this round, bringing the season tally to 289 goals, marking the highest goal count in the first 99 matches since the Apertura 2015, which recorded 304 goals in the same span.
New Debuts in Liga MX
Five young Mexican players made their first-team debuts:
- Alejandro Palacios (Necaxa)
- Ronaldo Rubio (Santos Laguna)
- Aldieri Valenzuela (Tijuana)
- Christopher Castro (Mazatlán)
- Saíd Godínez (Mazatlán) – son of José Saíd Godínez, who was also given his debut by Víctor Manuel Vucetich with Tecos in 1998.
Coaching Debuts and Victories
- Guido Pizarro (Tigres) and Efraín Juárez (Pumas) made their coaching debuts in Liga MX with victories.
- Gerardo Espinoza also debuted as Chivas’ head coach, returning to Mexico’s top flight for the first time since 2018.
Hat-tricks and Individual Records
- Alexis Vega (Toluca) scored his second career hat-trick in Liga MX, with his first coming in the 2023 Clásico Tapatío with Chivas. He now leads the Clausura 2025 in goal contributions (7 goals + 5 assists).
- Uroš Đurđević (Atlas) became the first Atlas player to score a hat-trick since Miguel Zepeda in 2010, and the first foreigner to do so since Carlos María Morales in 2004.
- Club León scored its 3,500th Liga MX goal, becoming only the sixth team to reach this milestone, following América, Chivas, Atlas, Toluca, and Cruz Azul.
Defensive Milestones and Streaks
- Atlético de San Luis kept a clean sheet for the first time in the Clausura 2025 after 12 consecutive matches conceding a goal, dating back to the previous tournament’s semifinals.
- Oscar Macías, who scored the winning goal against FC Juárez, has now found the net in two consecutive matchdays.
- Tigres’ Guido Pizarro became the fifth out of the last six Tigres managers to win his debut Liga MX match.
- Efraín Juárez (Pumas) ended his team’s four-match losing streak with his first Liga MX coaching win. The last Pumas coach to break a four-match losing run in his debut was Antonio Mohamed in 2023.
Streaks and Historic Feats
- Guillermo Martínez (Pumas) scored against Puebla for the third time while playing for Pumas and netted his first goal of the Clausura 2025.
- Toluca scored five goals in back-to-back home matches, something they hadn’t done since November 2003.
- John Kennedy (Pachuca) scored in his fourth consecutive home game, a feat last achieved by Edwin Cardona in 2019.
- Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) scored for the fourth time in six games, reaching 25 career Liga MX goals.
- Sergio Ramos scored in back-to-back matchdays, his third goal in the Clausura 2025, and his first away goal of the tournament.
Goalkeeping and Defensive Achievements
- Raúl Rangel (Chivas) secured his fourth clean sheet in six Clásico Nacional appearances, a record only matched by Nacho Calderón (1963-1965).
- Rodolfo Cota (América) played his first official Clásico Nacional for América and kept a clean sheet. Interestingly, when he played his first Clásico for Chivas, he also prevented the opponent from scoring.
- Cota is now the fourth goalkeeper in history to play Clásicos for both Chivas and América, following Salvador Mota, Enrique Vázquez del Mercado, and Oswaldo Sánchez.
Comebacks and Historic Matches
- Santos Laguna recorded back-to-back home wins for the first time in a year, with their last streak coming in March 2024 when they defeated Mazatlán and Cruz Azul.
- Atlas completed a historic comeback, overturning a 0-3 deficit to defeat Tijuana 4-3. The last Liga MX team to achieve a similar comeback was América in the Apertura 2016, winning away against Cruz Azul after trailing 0-3.
This thrilling Matchday 11 was filled with incredible goals, debuts, and record-breaking moments, setting the stage for an exciting finish to the Clausura 2025.
