Week 13 of the Liga MX 2018 Apertura featured many exciting games and some impressive performances from youngsters around the league. The reinstated youth rule in the Liga MX has forced teams to try certain players and it has been effective so far as a few players have emerged.

One of the most notable youngsters in Mexican football is currently Club America’s Diego Lainez. The 18-year-old midfielder has had a promising start to his career and he had a masterful performance against Club Tijuana, scoring his third goal of the season as Las Aguilas won 3-0.



Another very promising youngster is Marcel Ruiz, who has become a consistent starter for Queretaro at just 17 years old. The teenager from Yucatan scored his second goal of the season as Los Gallos Blancos pulled off a 2-0 victory against Cruz Azul this past Saturday.

Monterrey had a hard-fought 2-1 win against Toluca and the game-winner was scored by 19-year-old midfielder Daniel Lajud in the 84th minute of the match. It was Lajud’s first-career Liga MX goal, but he was not the only player to accomplish this feat in Week 13.

Tigres’ Rafael Duran received a surprise start alongside Andre-Pierre Gignac against Pumas UNAM and the 21-year-old striker scored his first-career Liga MX goal as Tigres tied 3-3 in Mexico City. These were just some of the youngsters that played this weekend as the youth rule continues to find gems as the season progresses.