Tigres UNAL defeats Toluca 3-0 in the Liga MX

Tigres UNAL easily defeated Toluca 3-0 at the Universitario Stadium in Matchday 14 of the Torneo Apertura 2017 of the Liga MX. With this victory, the 'Felinos' virtually secured a place in the playoffs. The goals were scored by Gignac and Ecuadorian Valencia.

The first goal came at the ninth minute of the first half, after an excellent collective play finished brilliantly by Frenchman Andre-Pierre Gignac. That's how they went into halftime.

In the second half, Enner Valencia increased the lead at the 65th minute, after winning on the left side and beating goalkeeper García with a powerful left-footed shot.

The final 3-0 goal was also scored by the Ecuadorian forward, who missed from the penalty spot but recovered on the rebound and completed a brace, taking his tally to eight goals in the tournament, tied for second place in the Goal Scoring Table with Raúl Ruidíaz.

With this victory, Ferretti's team reaches third place with 25 points, two behind leaders Monterrey. Meanwhile, Toluca stays with 23 points in sixth place.

Tigres UANL vs. Toluca: Lineups

Tigres UANL: Guzmán; Vendrechovski, Ayala, Torres, Rodríguez, De Souza, Aquino, Dueñas, Vargas, Gignac, Valencia.

Toluca: L. García; Velarde, S. García, González, Salinas, Méndez, Esquivel, Vega, Uribe, Canelo, Ríos.

Preview

The team led by Ricardo Ferretti comes from a narrow victory over Veracruz in the previous matchday and will seek another win, this time at home, to continue solidifying their position among the top teams.

Toluca, also in a similar situation, led by Hernán Cristante, arrives after a draw against Pachuca, but remains firm in third place in the standings and already has their sights set on finishing the campaign at the top in preparation for the playoffs.

Tigres has a pending match and despite not showing the maximum potential of their squad, the team from Monterrey boasts an almost perfect home record: five wins and one draw at the Universitario Stadium.

As visitors, Toluca has not achieved any victories, having drawn four times and lost once.

The top scorers for both teams have six goals each, with Enner Valencia for Tigres and Fernando Uribe for Toluca.