Lozano shines in the Clausura 2017

He's only 21 years old, but on the field it seems like his career is superior to that of any of the more experienced players. We are talking about Hirving Lozano, who started the Clausura 2017 on the right foot. Three goals, a dominant performance, and a tangible maturity for the viewer who glimpses his level of play, that's the version of the current Pachuca player. Against Leon, in the first 90 minutes of the tournament, he seemed to send a message: the Liga Mx is starting to become too small for him.

In his seventh semester with the Tuzos, since his debut at the Azteca Stadium, Chucky has repeatedly shown that his talent could take him to leagues in different parts of the world. Now there are rumors of interest from Ajax, and in the recent past, from teams in Portugal and England. His offensive display sets the cost of his transfer, according to Transfermarkt, a specialized portal, at just over six million euros.

This tournament, which has just begun, could mark Lozano's farewell to the Old Continent. For now, in addition to giving Pachuca three points, scoring three goals for himself, and signing his second hat-trick in the First Division, he completed his best goal-scoring start. In fact, during the last two semesters, including the current one, Hirving has made his presence felt in the opponent's goal.

Playing on the right side, this past weekend was a nightmare for Diego Novaretti. The Argentine defender was amazed by the presence of the towering midfielder, whom he even spat at, a sign of impotence, after Hirving completed another attack and celebrated his goal in his own style. It is not new for Lozano to suffer hard tackles from defenders who are unable to stop him.

In addition, precisely in the tournament that will mark six years since the last Mexican scoring champion, national players raised their hands and took charge of the goals that were scored. Out of 23 goals, 14 were scored by players born in Mexico; in the top scorer table, for now, Hirving Lozano leads with the hat-trick he attributed to Leon, followed by Erbin Trejo of Toluca and Jesús Molina of Monterrey, with two goals each.

The difference is considerable compared to the previous semester, in which 17 goals were scored in the first match, of which the Mexicans only obtained four (23 percent). In that first round, excluding Jair Pereira's own goal, Hirving Lozano scored a brace against La Fiera, while Martín Barragán of Atlas scored the equalizer against Toluca. Apart from that, the rest was the task of foreign players.

At that time, Dayro Moreno, with two goals against Morelia, was the leading scorer. Now, Lozano himself has the best numbers in this category, followed by nine other compatriots who, like him, made their presence felt for their teams. From all possible positions, and regardless of the current score, they scored against the opponent's goal.

It has been 11 semesters since Ángel Reyna emerged as the top offensive exponent of the now Liga Mx, with 13 goals while playing for America; since then, several contenders, including Lozano, have been left behind. The totals of some players like Chucky, Oribe Peralta on more than one occasion, Omar Bravo, and even Miguel Sabah, have been surpassed by numerous foreigners to become champions.

Since the implementation of short tournaments in mid-1996, only nine scoring titles have been won by Mexicans. Since then, Luis García Postigo, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Jared Borgetti, among others, have managed to win this distinction. Today, this mission seems within Hirving's reach.