Goal presents five thoughts from the weekend in Liga MX, including a look at the success the new America manager had with his squad.
Each week we learn things from Liga MX. That is the point of this column, to talk about what we learned. And we'll be doing so this week, but also we're going to be honest with you, as we always strive to be: This week was weird.
With the double round, each club was putting an end to a gauntlet of games that saw most teams play three matches in seven days, with managers often declining to tweak the starting XI or make sweeping changes to squads that would be common in leagues where midweek matches come more frequently.