Looking to secure back-to-back home successes, Necaxa will welcome Mexican heavyweights Monterrey to Estadio Victoria for a Liga MX Apertura clash on Wednesday night. Los Rayos enjoyed their maiden victory of the term on home soil last time out, whereas Rayados suffered their heaviest defeat of the decade on Sunday. © Reuters On the first day of the 2024-25 Liga MX campaign, Necaxa were victims of a French footballing hero at Estadio Universitario, where former Les Bleus and Marseille marksman Andre-Pierre Gignac netted his 213th strike as a Tigres player to secure a one-goal victory for the hosts.
Desperate to avoid another defeat and collect their maiden points of the term, Los Rayos put on a brilliant show at Estadio Victoria on Sunday afternoon, beating Puebla 4-1 courtesy of a brace from Diber Cambindo , as well as goals from Agustin Palavecino and Kevin Rosero . After the first two matches of the Liga MX Apertura campaign, Wednesday's hosts are currently occupying seventh place in the 18-team division, with a handsome victory on the weekend meaning that they could theoretically rise to second place with another success in this one. Continuing with their transfer strategy of recruiting exciting talent who are approaching the peak years of their careers, Los Rayos have welcomed Rosero and Raul Sandoval to the club during the summer transfer window, on top of 27-year-old River Plate loanee Palavecino.
Eduardo Fentanes assumed managerial responsibilities for Necaxa in the .
