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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Liga MX regular season is in the books and Club America, which sat atop the league table for a majority of the Apertura, finished in the No. 1 spot. Whether that is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen \u2013 only three regular-season winners have gone on to win a Liguilla title in the past decade.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;America remained in the top spot, despite a 2-1 loss to Atlas in the regular-season finale. Atlas captured the win, three points and third-place thanks to a 68th minute goal from Juan Medina.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To kick off the final Matchday of the Apertura&amp;nbsp;2014, Chivas Guadalajara managed to end a miserable season with an ugly win over last-place&amp;nbsp;Morelia. Tijuana upended Leon on the same night, 3-2, after Dario Benedetto scored an 88th&amp;nbsp;minute winner on a night when each team surrendered an own goal. The loss bounced Leon, the defending Apertura and Clausura&amp;nbsp;champions, from the postseason race.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A busy Saturday saw a 3-3 draw between Puebla and Santos Laguna and a 1-1 draw between Leones Negros and Cruz Azul.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tigres UANL earned a 2-1 win over Toluca, thanks to a goal from Damian Alvarez in the final minutes of stoppage time. Joffre Guerron, who recorded the first goal of the match for Tigres, made the assist on the game-winner. Pachuca also benefitted from a late goal on Saturday, when Aviles&amp;nbsp;Hurtado found the back of the net in the 93rd minute. Tigres, Toluca and Pachuca all qualified for Liguilla.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Queretaro, meanwhile, fell to Chiapas, 2-1, in a loss that cost them a shot of advancing to the postseason.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the final match of the regular season, Pumas UNAM was able to secure an impressive 4-2 victory over Monterrey with the help of a brace from Eduardo Herrera.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The playoff field is now set and the quarterfinals are ready to begin.&amp;nbsp;Here are Tres Puntos from the latest league action in Mexico:\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Liguilla Field Set&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After 17 weeks, the Liguilla&amp;nbsp;field is finally set, with Club America, Tigres UANL, Atlas, Toluca, Jaguares de Chiapas, Monterrey, Pachuca and Pumas UNAM qualifying for the playoffs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leon's loss to Tijuana on Friday night cost &lt;em&gt;La Fiera&lt;/em&gt; an opportunity to defend the&amp;nbsp;Liga MX title, despite finishing the Apertura with the best attack in the tournament - 29 goals to America's 28. Leon's loss left the door open for the final Liguilla spot to a number of teams, and Pumas jumped at the opportunity with a 4-2 win over Monterrey in the final match of the tournament to claim the final spot.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pumas will now face top-seeded America in the quarterfinals, with Tigres vs. Pachuca, Atlas vs. Monterrey and Toluca vs. Chiapas as the other quarterfinal matchups.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Boselli&amp;nbsp;(Leon),&amp;nbsp;Sanvezzo&amp;nbsp;(Queretaro) Share Golden Boot&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mauro Boselli&amp;nbsp;and Camilo Sanvezzo finished the Apertura with 12 goals apiece. The Leon and Queretaro goal scorers earned a share of the Golden Boot as Liga MX's leading goal scorers, while Dorlan Pabon, who served a suspension in the final matchday, finished one goal behind with 11.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boselli scored his 12 goals in 16 appearances and Sanvezzo&amp;nbsp;scored 12 in 17 matches.&amp;nbsp;Both men pulled ahead of Pabon in the final minutes of their matches on Saturday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boselli's goal came one minute into the final stoppage time in Leon's 3-2 loss to Tijuana, while Sanvezzo finished a scoring chance with an assist from Ronaldinho&amp;nbsp;in the 89th minute of Los Gallos Blancos' 2-1 loss to Chiapas.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Sanvezzo, it is his second Golden Boot award in as many seasons in as many leagues.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sanvezzo finished the 2013 MLS season with a hat trick and won the scoring title as a member of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sanvezzo's relationship then soured with Vancouver as he forced his way to Queretaro&amp;nbsp;in the offseason.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Tight Relegation Race Will Carry Over To Clausura 2015&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Apertura&amp;nbsp;is in the books, but teams will still have an opportunity to dig themselves out of the bottom of the Tabla de Cociente (Relegation Zone) in next year's Clausura&amp;nbsp;2015.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to a regular-season finale win for Chivas, they were able to find themselves in better position than three other Liga MX teams - Puebla, Leones Negros and Veracruz - entering next year's tournament.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tRank\r\n\t\t\tTeam\r\n\t\t\tPoints\r\n\t\t\tGames\r\n\t\t\tAverage\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t13\r\n\t\t\tPachuca\r\n\t\t\t107\r\n\t\t\t85\r\n\t\t\t1.2588\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t14\r\n\t\t\tQuer\u00E9taro\r\n\t\t\t107\r\n\t\t\t85\r\n\t\t\t1.2588\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t15\r\n\t\t\tChivas\r\n\t\t\t88\r\n\t\t\t85\r\n\t\t\t1.0353\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t16\r\n\t\t\tPuebla\r\n\t\t\t85\r\n\t\t\t85\r\n\t\t\t1.0000\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t17\r\n\t\t\tLeones Negros\r\n\t\t\t17\r\n\t\t\t17\r\n\t\t\t1.0000\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t18\r\n\t\t\tVeracruz\r\n\t\t\t51\r\n\t\t\t51\r\n\t\t\t1.0000\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following the Clausura, the team with the lowest points-per-game average will be sent down to Ascenso&amp;nbsp;MX. The average is based on the past three tournaments, while recently promoted clubs have just one season to avoid last place.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To fill the spot vacated by the relegated club, the Ascenso&amp;nbsp;MX Apertura and Clausura winners will face off in a playoff to determine who will be promoted.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Player of the Week: Eduardo Herrera, Pumas UNAM&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herrera netted a brace in Pumas' win, sending the club through to the&amp;nbsp;Liguilla. Herrera's&amp;nbsp;two goals where the final scores of the regular season for Pumas and also the most important of the year.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 16th minute, Herrera&amp;nbsp;scored his first goal of the match to put Pumas ahead, 3-1. His finish came on a corner kick from Dante Lopez and ultimately turned out to be the game-winner. Herrera added some insurance for Pumas after &lt;em &gt;Los Rayados&lt;/em&gt; pulled within one goal, when he put away a penalty shot in the 65th minute which was conceded after a handball in the box from Monterrey's Diego Pacheco.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a touching moment, Herrera celebrated his goals with a tribute to the 43 students who went missing in Ayotzinapa weeks ago.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eduardo Herrera celebrates a goal today, remembering the 43 students killed in #Ayotzinapa. pic.twitter.com/34ZwFBiecH\r\n\u2014 Pumas UNAM | English (@PumasUNAM_Eng) November 24, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pumas will now face America in the quarterfinals.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Americans Abroad:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paul Arriola (Tijuana) &lt;/strong&gt;- Arriola came off the bench in the 73rd minute of Tijuana's 3-2 win over Leon.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edgar Castillo (Atlas)&lt;/strong&gt; - Castillo played all 90 minutes for Atlas in its 2-1 win over Club America. Castillo was pushing forward from his left back position throughout the match, with multiple shots on goal. The 28-year-old defender picked up a yellow card in the 76th minute and finished the Apertura&amp;nbsp;having played every minute for&lt;em&gt; Los Rojinegros&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H\u00E9rculez G\u00F3mez (Tigres UANL) &lt;/strong&gt;- Gomez was subbed onto the pitch in the 82nd minute and was on the field for Tigres' game-winning goal vs. Toluca.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michael Orozco (Puebla)&lt;/strong&gt; - Did not play and was not on the matchday roster for the 3-3 draw with Santos.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jos\u00E9 Francisco Torres (Tigres UANL)&lt;/strong&gt; - Torres played all 90 minutes for Tigres in its 2-1 win over Toluca. Torres was active in the midfield and created multiple scoring chances for Tigres throughout the match.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Mexico Odds and Ends&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Images of what is reportedly El Tri's away kit for Copa America 2015 leaked over the weekend ... Mexico drew Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia in Group A for next summer's Copa America ... A good year for the national team came to a bitter end, with a 3-2 upset loss to Belarus ... Miguel Herrera hinted a friendly between Mexico and the United States is in the works for April 2015 ... Herrera also urged Mexican players to impress overseas in European league play.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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