Chicharito scores first Chivas goal in 14 years

The veteran striker opened the scoring in a 3-2 win over Puebla

Javier “Chicharito” Hernández scored his first goal in 14 years for Chivas on Saturday night, helping his boyhood club to a 3-2 win over Puebla.

The veteran striker signed with Chivas as a free agent ahead of the Clausura campaign, returning to the Guadalajara club after departing in 2010 to sign with Manchester United.

From there, Chicharito had a distinguished European career before spending four seasons in MLS with the LA Galaxy.

The 35-year-old started the Clausura slowly as he continued to recover from a torn ACL suffered with the Galaxy last season. After missing the first two months of the season, Chicharito has slowly incorporated into the Chivas setup.

In the 34th minute of Saturday’s game, Chicharito latched onto Roberto Alvarado’s 34th-minute pass before taking one touch with his right foot and finishing with his left.

The last goal Chicharito scored for Chivas? That would be on March 27, 2010.

Watch Chicharito score vs. Puebla

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