Rocio Robles
Heading into the final day of the Liga MX 2022 Clausura Tournament, several teams are directly involved in the fight to avoid being the team with the third and last place in the standings, who must pay a fine.
The three teams at risk of paying 33 million pesos are: Gallos de Querétaro (118 points), Diablos Rojos de Toluca (119 points) and Mazatlán FC (120 points).
One of the aforementioned teams will join FC Juarez and Xolos de Tijuana, which will have to pay fines of 80 million and 47 million pesos, respectively.
The economic penalties are applied to the three teams that accumulated the least amount of points during the 2021-22 Mexican soccer season.
On the last date of the Clausura Tournament, Querétaro will be at home to FC Juárez, Toluca will play at León FC’s stadium and Mazatlán FC will host Puebla.
Figures of the Liga MX Closing Tournament
At the age of 36, French striker André-Pierre Gignac is the top scorer in the Mexican championship with 11 goals, and is once again the star of a Tigres UANL team that is in second place in the table. Pachuca’s Argentine Nicolás Ibáñez also shines in the Clausura 2022 Tournament, with 9 goals.
In terms of players who directly contribute goals, another member of the Felino team appears in the first position: Luis Quiñónes, who has 6 assists.
Liga MX Closing Tournament Standings
- Team Pts
- 1.- Pachuca 38
- 2.- Tigres UANL 32
- 3.- Puebla 26
- 4.- Atlas 26
- 5.- Club América 25
- 6.- Cruz Azul 24
- 7.- Chivas 23
- 8.- Monterrey 23
- 9.- Necaxa 23
- 10.- San Luis 23
- 11.- Leon FC 20
- 12.- Pumas 19
- 13.- Mazatlan FC 18
- 14.- Toluca 18
- 15.- Santos Laguna 17
- 16.- Xolos 17
- 17.- Querétaro 14
- 18.- Bravos 11
