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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.
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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