Pachuca secured a 2-0 victory over Juárez at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez on Friday evening, moving clear in the Liga MX Apertura standings. The visitors took all three points in matchday seven, extending Juárez's barren run while keeping their own campaign on track. By then, the pattern was already familiar for the home side.
The decisive moment arrived in the fifty-third minute when Salomón Rondón finished clinically to break the deadlock. It was a well-taken goal that came after Pachuca had pinned the hosts back through sustained pressure. And here's the thing — the home side had possession for fifty-two per cent but failed to create anything meaningful. Rondón's strike turned a tight contest into a one-sided affair.
The statistics tell a stark story. Juárez registered ten shots with only one on target, while Pachuca managed four targets from fourteen attempts. Expected goals figures showed the visitors deserved their advantage at 0.93 to 0.63. The home side had more attacks overall but lacked penetration in the final third.
Alan Bautista added a second in stoppage time, ninety minutes plus ten, to settle any remaining nerves. The goal came after the home side had thrown everything at them in search of a consolation. Pachuca held firm through a tense finish, with Francisco Venegas picking up a yellow card in the ninety-fifth minute.
The result leaves Juárez rooted at the bottom with zero points from seven matches, their winless streak stretching further. Pachuca move up to eleventh place on eight points, a more comfortable position after recent mixed results. The visitors had nothing to do all evening once Rondón opened the scoring.