Mexicans Abroad: Hugo's Safe Zone

With a resounding victory against Guille Franco's Villareal, Hugo Sánchez has taken Almería to the 11th spot of La Liga. Also, the MLS is suiting Eduardo Lillingston well, who scored the game winner and his second goal of the season.

Hugo Sanchez, Almeria-Betis (Marca)
By César García

EUROPE

SPAIN

LIGA BBVA
-- Week 29

Coach Hugo Sánchez, UD Almería
4/4: UD Almería 3-0 Villareal

Rafael Márquez, Barcelona
4/4: Valladolid 0-1 Barcelona (90 minutes)

Andrés Guardado, Deportivo La Coruña
4/5: Deportivo 1-3 Espanyol (90 minutes)

Guillermo Franco, Villareal
4/4: Villareal 0-3 UD Almería (35 minutes)

SUPERLIGA FEMENIL -- Week 27  

Maribel Domínguez, Euromat Unió Esportiva L'Estartit
4/5: L'Estartit 4-1 Colegio Alemán  

SEGUNDA DIVISIÓN “B” -- Group 1 -- Week 33

Juan Seguro, Real Unión Club de Irún
4/4: Real Unión 5-0 Club Marino (29 minutes)

Javier Iturriaga, SD Lemona (on loan from UD Salamanca)
4/4: Sestao 1-0 SD Lemona (No Activity - Injured)

ENGLAND

PREMIER LEAGUE
-- Week 31

Carlos Vela, Arsenal
4/4: Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City (Not Considered)

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP -- Week 41

Giovani Dos Santos, Ipswich Town (on loan from Tottenham Hotspurs)
4/4: Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich (No Activity - Injured)
Giovani returned to light training on Monday, April 6, but the 19-year-old is still hindered by the groin problem that saw him miss Mexico's World Cup qualifiers last week.


GERMANY

BUNDESLIGA
-- Week 26

Ricardo Osorio, VfB Stuttgart  
4/4: Bochum 1-2 Stuttgart (No Activity - Injured)

NETHERLANDS

EREDIVISIE
-- Week 29

Carlos Salcido, PSV Eindhoven
4/4: Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 PSV (90 minutes)

Francisco Rodríguez, PSV Eindhoven
4/4: Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 PSV (Substitute, Not Used)

Héctor Moreno, AZ Alkmaar
4/4: AZ 4-1 ADO Den Haag (No Activity - Injured)
Moreno will feature for the AZ reserve squad on Monday, marking his return from injury after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his right foot last December.    

TURKEY

SÜPER LIG
-- Week 26

Antonio De Nigris, Ankaragucu
4/5: Ankaragucu 4-0 Kocaelispor (75 minutes, 1 yellow card)

UKRAINE

PREMIER LEAGUE
-- Week 22

Nery Castillo, Shakhtar Donetsk
4/5: Metalurh Zaporizhya 1-0 Shakhtar (Not Considered)
 
HUNGARY

NB II
(Nemzeti Bajnokság II)

Juan “Kichi” Pérez, FC Tatabánya
4/5: Kaposvölgye VSC 1-2 FC Tatabánya  

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

MLS
-- Week 3

Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago Fire
4/5: New York Red Bulls 0-1 Chicago Fire (Substitute, Not Used)

Eduardo Lillingston, Chivas USA
4/5: Chivas USA 2-1 Columbus Crew (75 minutes, 1 goal, 1 yellow card)

Claudio Suárez, Chivas USA
4/5: Chivas USA 2-1 Columbus Crew (No Activity - Injured)  

Mariano Trujillo, Chivas USA
4/5: Chivas USA 2-1 Columbus Crew (Substitute, Not Used)

COLOMBIA

COPA MUSTANG 1
-- Week 10

Mario García, Boyacá Chicó FC
4/4: Deportes Quindío 2-0 Boyacá Chicó (90 minutes)

ECUADOR

Primera A de Ecuador
-- Week 9

Carlos Morán, Club Deportivo Cuenca
4/2: Week 6 - CD Cuenca 1-0 LDU Quito (90 minutes)
4/5: CD Cuenca 2-1 Olmedo (90 minutes)

EL SALVADOR

Torneo Clausura 2009
-- Week 11  

Arturo Albarrán, CD Águila
4/5: Alianza FC 1-2 CD Águila (No Activity - Suspended)

José Luis Osorio, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
4/5: Nejapa 2-2 Chalatenango (90 minutes)

Manuel Luna García, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
4/5: Nejapa 2-2 Chalatenango (Substitute, Not used)

PERU

Primera Profesional de Perú
-- Week 7

Rodolfo Espinoza, Universitario de Deportes
4/4: Universitario 1-0 Sporting Cristal (90 minutes)

Nathaniel Revetria, Sport Ancash (on loan from River Plate Uruguay)
4/5: Club Sportivo Cienciano 0-0 Sport Ancas (Not Considered)

VENEZUELA

Primera División
-- Week 11

Rodrigo Prieto, Caracas FC
4/5: Deportivo Táchira 0-0 Carabobo (90 minutes)  

Gerardo Torres, Caracas FC
4/5: Deportivo Táchira 0-0 Carabobo (Substitute, Not Used)

Junior Madrigal, Carabobo FC
4/5: Carabobo 1-0 AC Mineros (90 minutes)

--César García's "Mexicans Abroad" report appears every Monday on Goal.com. Contact him with any questions or comments at: cesar.garcia@goal.com.
 

 


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