With fewer than twenty matches in Liga MX, former midfielder Jorge Jonathan Espericueta floated a dangerous theory that during his time with Tigres UANL in the 2017 Clausura tournament, the opposing team brought them a significant bonus. before defeating them in the grand final.

Espericueta, in his statement on a podcast where he was a guest, made this declaration referring to the grand final between Chivas and Tigres, where the feline team was defeated by the Sacred Flock, who ended up prevailing under the command of Argentine coach Matias Almeyda.

“I played on a team in soccer that, while I was at Tigres, gave us a bonus and then beat us in a very, very important final,” said the player who was a great figure in the 2017 World Cup under Raul Gutierrez, but who went unnoticed in the top league.

The statement by the former Atletico San Luis, Puebla, and Tigres UANL player generated diverse reactions, suggesting that it could be the final against Chivas, when he played for Tigres, or against River Plate of Argentina in the Copa Libertadores. The Mexican player was on the Tigres roster from 2015 to 2017. During his time there, the team from San Nicolas de los Garza lost four finals: 2017 against Chivas in Liga MX, 2016 Concacaf Champions League against America, 2017 Concacaf Champions League against Pachuca, and 2015 Copa Libertadores against America. Espericueta's statements seem like empty words, especially since he did not present any evidence of these alleged match-fixing schemes at a time when Mexican soccer has been embroiled in controversy and which has generated so many problems in recent years. Although there is nothing to prove that Espericueta's words are true, recent situations where teams and athletes have been linked to betting schemes make the Monterrey native's version not sound far-fetched. For now, it all remains just talk until an official statement or declaration is issued. Leaving a new 'mystery' in the history of Mexican soccer, which has been threatened in recent years by suspicions of match-fixing due to betting companies, especially in the lower divisions of Mexican soccer.