Liga MX Apertura 2026 standings after Matchday 16, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): Venezuelan forward Salomón Rondón scored his 16th goal of the Apertura 2026 tournament for Pachuca and is positioned to become the tournament’s top scorer, one matchday before the regular season ends.
Rondón, 37, converted a penalty in Pachuca’s 4-1 win over Atlas on Saturday. He holds a five-goal lead over Henry Martín, a margin that makes the final round largely a formality for him to finish as the league’s leading scorer for the second time in Mexico.
The Caracas native first claimed the scoring title in the Clausura 2024, also with Pachuca. That season he shared the honor with Colombian Diber Cambindo, Uruguayan Federico Viñas and local player Uriel Antuna.
Each scored eight goals, the lowest total for this achievement in the history of Mexico’s short tournaments, which dates back to 1996.
Through Matchday 16, five teams have already secured places in the final phase, which is open to the top eight teams. Defending champion Cruz Azul leads the table with 32 points, followed by América with 30, Chivas de Guadalajara with 30, Toluca with 27 and Atlas with 27.
Santos Laguna, sixth with 25 points, needs only one win to guarantee its place. For the two remaining spots, León, with 23 points, Pachuca and Tijuana, with 22 points each, still have a chance, while Monterrey and Pumas are tied on 21 points.
Highlights of the round included Toluca’s 4-0 win over Monterrey, a 2-2 draw between Pumas and América, Cruz Azul’s 2-3 victory over Tigres and Santos Laguna’s 2-0 win over Atlante. Juárez beat San Luis 1-0, and Necaxa defeated Tijuana 1-0.
The matchday closed with Puebla’s 2-0 win over Querétaro and a 1-1 draw between León and Guadalajara.
