The Veracruz Courier
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Renato Lopes runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 34. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match24 Oct 2026
Veracruz throw away a 3-goal lead
3 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Tijuana the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Veracruz will enjoy reviewing.
Match26 Oct 2026
Veracruz are in real trouble now
Position 16, 11 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Both of them Daniel Moreno's — 8.34
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.34, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Vintage Manuel Rodriguez — 7.93
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.93, and nobody on the pitch better.
Match24 Oct 2026
Veracruz come up short against Tijuana
Tijuana left with the points after a 3‑4 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
The crowd has taken to Daniel Moreno
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Veracruz
Santiago Cena and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
José Mauri gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Nestor Ochoa falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad 22 new faces, and Veracruz are still learning each other
- Squad Luis Ángel Mendoza signs on for more