Tigres, America open with wins

Emanuel Villa scored a hat-trick as Tigres Monterrey got their Clausura campaign under away with a 3-0 win over Jaguares. The game was goalless at half-time, but Villa netted five minutes after the restart then again in the 68th and 86th minutes to seal an emphatic win. Apertura semi-finalists Club America also opened with a win, Rubens Sambueza sealing a 2-1 comeback victory over Monterrey with a 90th-minute penalty. Monterrey opened the scoring through Walter Ayovi's spot-kick in the 15th minute, but Jesus Molina levelled six minutes before the break and Sambueza intervened in the dying seconds. Leon were held to a 2-2 draw as substitute Amaury Escoto snatched a late point for Queretaro. Edwin Hernandez put the hosts, knocked out of the Apertura play-offs by eventual winners Tijuana in the last four, ahead after 24 minutes but Edson Vasquez levelled 12 minutes later. Matias Britos re-established the lead five minutes after the break, but Escoto ensured the points were shared a minute before the end. Second-half goals from Abraham Carreno and Hector Herrera gave Pachuca a 2-0 win over Atlante, while San Luis and Santos Laguna drew 1-1. Herculez Gomez scored for visitors Santos in the 26th minute, but substitute Guillermo Rojas (66) levelled for the hosts, who had Javier Munoz sent off in the 79th minute. From FIFA