America is far from the best undefeated records at the beginning of championships in the era of short tournaments; however, with the last-minute draw against Veracruz, they reached 8 matches without defeat and begin to stalk other clubs with great records, which is dominated by Chivas and their 14 unbeaten games.

The closest marks to be equaled by Miguel Herrera's team belong to Atlante, Cruz Azul, Santos, Toluca, and America, who in different editions managed to reach 11 matches without defeat.

In the winter of 98, La Maquina had one of their best campaigns, as they only suffered one defeat in the regular phase, before that, they achieved eight victories and three draws.

Toluca also recorded nine wins and two draws that led them to eleven consecutive games without defeat in the summer of 99, a tournament in which they were crowned after defeating Atlas in the final.

The Eagles already boast a good start to the tournament in the distant Opening 2005, where they achieved nine wins and two draws in a championship where they were eventually eliminated in the Quarterfinals of the Liguilla.

The Potros achieved it in the Opening 2007, accumulating 7 victories and four draws before being defeated in the 12th round, a tournament in which they were also crowned against Pumas in the Andres Quintana Roo.

For the Opening 2007, Santos Laguna, like Atlante, had a promising start to the tournament, which lasted until the eleventh round, where their unbeaten record ended with eight wins and three draws.

The next step for the Eagles is the barrier of twelve matches, which, in short tournaments, Cruz Azul and Toluca boast, who achieved this figure in the Winter 97 and Clausura 2009, respectively, with Toluca's record of seven wins and five draws, while La Maquina accumulated five victories and seven draws.

The teams from the Regio continue in the chain of best unbeaten starts to the championship, as both accumulated 13 matches without defeat; Rayados did it in the Opening 2010 with 8 wins and 5 draws, the same mark that Tigres achieved in the Clausura 2013.

Last season, Mohamed's Monterrey also achieved 13 unbeaten matches before finishing the regular phase as the competition's leader; they lost to Tigres in the final.

The best start of a team in short tournaments belongs to Chivas, who in the Winter 2001 achieved 14 matches without defeat, which proved to be of little value as a poor end to the regular phase took its toll in the Quarterfinals, where they were defeated by Toluca.

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