📝Guadalajara 3-0 Atlas: Alexis Vega scores hat-trick for Chivas | OneFootball

Chivas de Guadalajara dominated the Clásico Tapatío against Atlas on Saturday at the Akron Stadium.

There was only a point separating the two Jalisco teams in the Liga MX table prior to the matchday 7 contest but the Sacred Flock defined their superiority on the night.

Alexis Vega opened the scoring in the eighth minute, assisted by winger Carlos Cisneros. The 21-year-old Mexican forward beat goalkeeper José Hernández after Cisneros intercepted a pass from Atlas centre back Nicolás Pareja.

The former Toluca striker grabbed his second goal of the night just 15 minutes later.

Isaác Brizuela set up his team-mate with a slicing pass that cut three Atlas players out of the play and Vega beat Hernández at the near post in the 23rd minute.

Just after the hour-mark, Chivas put the Clásico Tapatío to bed with a third goal from Vega.

Brizuela played a clever one-two with Dieter Villalpando before serving up a chance that Vega buried for his hat-trick in the 61st minute.

Vega had not yet scored for Chivas prior to this derby after joining the team for about €8m from the Red Devils in December 2018.

The recently named Mexico international scored the second hat-trick of the Clausura 2019 and Vega’s three-goal tally ties him with Alan Pulido for the goal-scoring lead on Guadalajara.

Chivas improve to 14 points with the emphatic win and move up to fourth place in the Liga MX table.

Atlas remain on 10 points and will attempt to avoid any lasting impact from losing their local rivals in such fashion.