Necaxa crushes Tijuana and breaks the curse in Victoria

The Rayos del Necaxa break a bad streak at home and stop the Xolos with a resounding 3-0 victory.

Round victory! Necaxa puts an end to the drought

What a night, friends. Something different was felt at the Victoria Stadium. The Rayos del Necaxa not only won, they did so with authority. A 3-0 over Tijuana that tastes like glory after so much time.

The question was clear: could they end that bad streak at home? The response came with goals and character.

The hydro-warm team showed forcefulness and character to take three important points.

And boy did they achieve it. They broke a curse that they had carried since 2021 without being able to defeat the Xolos in their own home. In addition, they stopped a Tijuana team that was undefeated in its last three visits to this stage.

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This was not luck. It was work, mentality and desire to change history. Sometimes in sports, and in life, it takes a game like that to believe again. To show you that you can.

The Rays understood it perfectly. They came out hungry, with a clear idea, and they executed. They did not let the rival breathe and had one of those nights that remain recorded.

When you’ve been carrying a negative number for years – that streak without winning – getting rid of that is more than three points. It is pure oxygen for the locker room and the fans.

Now it’s time to continue. Enjoy the triumph, of course, but knowing that this is just one step. The season is long and each game is a new opportunity to demonstrate this personality.

For now, the Victoria was once again a fortress. And that, in this business, is worth its weight in gold.

Luis De la Fuente brings support to evacuees from fires in Madrid

The world champion coach visited victims of the fire in Las Rozas.

Solidarity in the midst of fire

The technical director of the Spanish team that won the 2026 World Cup, Luis De la Fuente, traveled to Las Rozas to meet with those evacuees due to the fires that are ravaging the Community of Madrid.

De la Fuente, 65, spoke with nearly 300 people who were displaced from their homes and are now staying in a gym in that town, located west of the capital, very close to the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

“It is everyone’s duty to offer help and give encouragement in these difficult times,” the coach declared on Spanish public television. “I am proud to be here with them… it makes us more human.”

He added that the victims have “the support of the entire country, just like when we play soccer.”

Emergency figures

Almost 75 thousand people have had to abandon their homes as a result of the fires that affect both the Community of Madrid and its surroundings and the Valencian Community, in the east of the country. The government maintains active care protocols for evacuees.

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Liga MX: this is how the table looked after Matchday 2 of Apertura 2026

Summary of Matchday 2 of Apertura 2026 and preview of Matchday 3.

Table of positions after Matchday 2

Querétaro beat Pachuca 1-2 at the Hidalgo stadium last Sunday, July 26, closing the second date of Apertura 2026. With this result, the classification begins to be defined.

Tijuana, Cruz Azul, Atlas and Necaxa add six points. The Xolos lead thanks to their goal difference (+3). America is also undefeated with four units (one win and one draw).

Pachuca, Monterrey, Puebla, Querétaro, Chivas and Pumas have three points. Atlético San Luis, Atlante and Tigres barely managed one unit. Deep down, Santos, León and FC Juárez have not yet scored points. The Braves are last with a -2 difference and no goals in favor.

Matchday 3: featured matches

For Matchday 3, on Friday, July 31, Puebla will face Chivas at 7:00 p.m. at the Cuauhtémoc stadium, broadcast on Azteca 7. That same day, FC Juárez will host Pumas at 9:00 p.m., also on Azteca 7.

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Inter Miami beats Montreal with a goal from Suárez and an injury to Berterame

Suárez's penalty goal and Berterame's serious injury mark the match.

Scares and triumph in Canada

Inter Miami added its sixth consecutive victory by beating Montreal 1-0, but the match was marked by the injury of forward Germán Berterame. In the 81st minute, Luis Suárez converted a penalty with a soft touch to beat Sébastian Breza and reach nine goals for the season.

However, the focus was on Berterame. The 27-year-old naturalized Mexican Argentine suffered a severe impact to the head after colliding with defender Efraín Morales. He became unconscious and was taken away by ambulance.

“At the moment he is recovering. He is fine, he is conscious. His family is calm,” explained Inter Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos.

The Uruguayan Suárez scored his ninth goal of the tournament, sixth in the last three games. Rocco Ríos Novo saved two shots and achieved his second clean sheet as a starter this season.

Inter Miami has 37 points, second in the East, two behind the leader Nashville, which lost 1-0 to Orlando City. Lionel Messi did not play after the World Cup break, where Argentina lost in the final against Spain. Casemiro, former Real Madrid, debuted in the MLS.

Montreal has barely scored a goal in three games since the World Cup break. They lost two and tied one, finishing in 13th place in the East with 15 points.

Results of the day

  • New York City FC 3-1 Chicago Fire (Nicolás Fernández and Agustín Ojeda scored).
  • Portland Timbers 2-1 Real Salt Lake (Felipe Mora double).
  • San Luis 1-0 Colorado Rapids (fourth consecutive victory).
  • DC United 2-1 Toronto (cut five winless streak).
  • San Diego 1-0 Dallas.
  • Philadelphia Union 1-0 Seattle Sounders.
  • Columbus Crew 2-1 Cincinnati.
  • Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes.
  • Houston Dynamo 3-0 Austin.
  • Charlotte 2-0 New York Red Bulls.
  • LAFC 4-0 Sporting Kansas City.
  • New England Revolution 4-1 Atlanta United.
  • Minnesota United 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.
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