Pachuca blanks Tigres at home as Rondon scores twice

PACHUCA DE SOTO, Mexico (Interstat) — Pachuca defeated Tigres UANL 3-0 at Estadio Hidalgo on Saturday, using Salomon Rondon’s two goals and Oussama Idrissi’s two assists to pull away in the second half. Rondon was Pachuca’s top performer, and Idrissi set up both of his goals for the hosts. The visitors could not respond after the break. Rondon opened the scoring in the 42nd minute and added his second in the 53rd. Kenedy capped the win with a goal in the 69th after entering as a substitute. Tigres played the final stages with 10 men after Franco A. was sent off in the 80th minute. Guerrero R. was booked for Tigres in the 68th, while Pachuca’s Pizarro R. and Santos S. received yellow cards in the 89th and 90th-plus-4th minutes. The result moved Pachuca to 4-7-4 in the competition and Tigres to 3-5-6, and both records stand across all competitions.