Mexico City: Reigning champion America continued its domination of Mexico's first division with a 1-0 win over Veracruz on the weekend.
Argentine Rubens Sambueza curled a left-foot free kick into the top right corner in the 55th minute to hand America a victory which gave the club a three-point buffer to second-place Leon, which lost 1-0 to Cruz Azul on Saturday.
Mariano Pavone scored the winner for Cruz Azul in the 62nd minute when he rounded goalkeeper William Yarbrough.
In other weekend matches, Chivas had a 1-1 draw with Atlas, Toluca thrashed Atlante 7-1, Santos Laguna defeated Morelia 3-1, Pumas had a 1-0 win over Monterrey, Puebla secured a 2-0 victory over Tijuana, Chiapas overcame Pachuca 2-1 and Tigres scored two late goals to grab a 2-2 draw with Queretaro.
In the Guadalajara derby, Facundo Erpen headed in Atlas' goal covert operations.
