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Andres Andrade Humiliating Torres Nilo Was a Whole Lot of Fun
There’s something to be said about footballers who prefer the magnificent and even taunting over the pragmatic and efficient. Club Leon of Liga MX have such a player – Andres Andrade of Colombia, who showed his dazzling dribbling skills in such a way that it humiliated Torres Nilo, who couldn’t help himself but retaliate.
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Rogelio Chavez of Cruz Azul With the Most Wonderful Goal of the Year
Not all goals are the work of perfect planning and thought. Sometimes it’s simply kicking the ball as hard as you can and hope for the best, which worked out perfect for Rogelio Chavez at the ending of the match of his team, Cruz Azul, against Queretaro in the Liga MX Clausara, scoring probably the best goal we’ve seen this year.
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Club Leon & San Lorenzo Champions of Mexico & Argentina
A night of finals, decisions and titles behind handed out in Latin America, with San Lorenzo triumphing in the insanely tight race of the Argentine Toreno Inicial, getting a draw that was enough for them to win the title while Newell’s Old Boys were held 2-2 in Rosario. In Mexico, it’s a bit simpler, with a two leg final, won by Club Leon, beating Club America 3-1 in the second leg and 5-1 on aggregate.
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Joao Rojas With the Four-Player Shot Fake (Puebla vs Cruz Azul)
In a big and dramatic win for Cruz Azul over Puebla in the Liga MX Apertura, Ecuadrioan Joao Rojas pulled off a cutback that managed to fake four defenders and the goalkeeper of Puebla to give his team the 2-1 win and score after one of the more impressive tricks we’ve seen in quite some time.