Chivas beats Queretaro, ties club mark in Mexican league

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Omar Bravo and Javier Hernandez scored second half goals as Chivas beat Queretaro 2-0 on Sunday to equal their best tournament start in club history.

Bravo opened the scoring in the 74th minute off a cross from Adolfo Bautista and "Chicharito'' Hernandez sealed the win in the 80th for Guadalajara who are now unbeaten from four games, their best start to a season since the 1956-57 campaign when they defeated Necaxa, Monterrey, Oro and Atlante.

After failing to qualify for the playoffs in the last three championships, their perfect start has Chivas on 12 points atop of the Mexican Clausura standings. Pachuca and Atlas are next with nine each after wins over San Luis and America, respectively.

"We were committed to bring Chivas back where it belongs, we owed it to the fans ... to us. We are very pleased with the results but we still have a long road ahead of us,'' Chivas manager Jose Luis Real said.

Bravo scored his second goal of the season and now has 105 in his career, second best in Chivas history behind Salvador Reyes, who finished with 122. Hernandez scored for the fourth straight match and leads the Clausura scoring with seven goals.

Queretaro lost for the first time this season, and with seven points, has a share of the fourth place in the standings with Santos and Monterrey.

Chivas, the most successful club in Mexico with 11 titles, will try to extend their streak when they play Atlante next week.

Robinho wasted no time in his return to Brazil, scoring in his first game back with Santos in a 2-1 victory over archrival Sao Paulo in the Sao Paulo state championship.

Robinho came on the in the 57th minute Sunday and scored in the 85th, leaping into the air for a flashy goal, back-heeling the ball into the net.

"I know many people are talking about the way I kicked the ball, but it was the only way I could have scored,'' Robinho said. "I'm happy with the result, but I still need to play more with these young guys and get in better shape.''

Robinho, 26, a regular on the Brazil national team, returned to Santos a week ago on loan from Manchester City where he has been playing little. He's hoping the playing time in Brazil will put him in form for the World Cup later this year in South Africa.

Santos lead the Sao Paulo championship standings with 16 points.

Uruguyan striker Sebastian Abreu scored three goals to lead Botafogo to a 5-2 victory over Resende. The win guarantees Botafogo a semifinals place in the Rio state championship. Abreu scored from three headers - in the 18th, 30th and 50th.

In Pachuca, Ulises Mendivil scored twice in the last six minutes for a 2-0 win over the Gladiators.

Mendivil, did not waste his chance in his first start of the season with goals in the 84th and 90th minutes as the Tuzos won their second match in a row.

Meanwhile Atlas used a Mario Mendez second half goal to secure a 1-0 win over a America for their third straight win.

In other scores it was: Cruz Azul 0, Santos 2; Tigres 2, Pumas 2; Atlante 1, Puebla 1; Toluca 1, Monterrey 1; Ciudad Juarez 0, Morelia 1, Estudiantes 3, Jaguares 0.

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