Liga MX Play In: when they play and classified for the 2024 Liguilla

The Clausura Tournament of the Liga MX 2024 is coming to an end, this weekend the last day (17) will be played and the qualifiers for the Play IN and Liguilla of the season will begin to be defined. América, Cruz Azul, Tigres, Toluca, Chivas and Monterrey (for the moment) qualified directly to the Liguilla (quarterfinals), while Pachuca, Pumas, Querétaro and Necaxa (for the moment) will compete in the Play IN. Find out detail by detail how the final stretch of the Mexican tournament will be played.

Quarterfinals, Liguilla

• America (1) vs. Play In 1 Winner
• Cruz Azul (2) vs. Play In 2 Winner
• Toluca (3) vs. Monterrey (6)
• Tigers (4) vs. Chivas (5)

Play In

• Pachuca (7) vs Pumas (8)
• Necaxa (9) vs Querétaro (10)

Chilean Jean Meneses gives a master class on counterattacks in Mexican soccer

The Chilean Jean Meneses, offensive midfielder for the Red Devils of Toluca, shone among the foreign players of Mexican soccer by participating in dizzying and lethal counterattacks that resulted in a landslide victory over Atlético San Luis, for the sixteenth day of the Clausura tournament. 2024.

Toluca visited Atlético at the Alfonso Lastras stadium where they achieved a crushing 5-1 victory. “Takeshi” Meneses participated directly in three goals.

In the 30th minute, with the score tied 1-1, Meneses deactivated an Atlético attack by recovering the ball with a sweep in the first quarter of the field, the Chilean rushed forward on the left side, entered the area and He gave a pass to the center that led to Toluca’s 2-1 lead.

In the second half, at 54, Toluca resolved a corner kick against them, the ball reached Meneses behind the midfield line and he again led a counterattack with speed, entered the area, eluded the goalkeeper and scored the 3 -1.

Just four minutes later, Toluca once again had a rapid offensive display. This time Meneses accompanied the play from his own field, and appeared in the San Luis area to receive an assist and make it 4-1 with a chipped pass in front of the goalkeeper.

For this outstanding performance, Jean Meneses was considered by Liga MX as the Player of the Match. With the victory driven by the Chilean, Toluca sealed its direct ticket to the quarterfinals.

With six goals, Meneses is the Red Devils’ best scorer in the current tournament, tied with Mexican Alexis Vega. In addition, the Chilean has given five assists.

– Leo Suárez’s revenge –

One of the signings that caused the most surprise in the national Aztec football market for the Clausura-2024 tournament was the transfer of Argentine offensive midfielder Leonardo Suárez from América to the Pumas, teams that maintain a bitter rivalry.

After being champion with the Águilas del América in the Apertura-2023, Suárez moved to the Pumas already in the Clausura-2024.

With the university cats, Suárez has had a quick adaptation with 12 games played, five of them as a starter, in which he has scored three goals.

On Saturday, the Pumas received América at the Olimpico Universitario stadium, with the odds against them, and achieved victory with a goal from Leonardo Suárez.

The 60th minute was played when Suárez scored 2-1 for the Pumas with a left-footed shot that he placed in the lower right corner. In the end he was recognized as the Player of the Match.

In 62 years of a rivalry accentuated by the transfers of players between both teams, Suárez became the first former American player to score against América as a Pumas player.

“Leo’s departure was a hard decision for everyone,” said André Jardine, América’s technical director, after the defeat when remembering the transfer of the Argentine. “Leo is a great player and person, and now he is finding happiness in Pumas, which is also a great team.”

In February, when Suárez moved from América to the Pumas, Jardine commented that he wanted “happy players,” since the Argentine decided to leave the Águilas because he would not have the desired minutes of play.