Pachuca took advantage of a porous UAG Tecos defense to rout their rivals 4-0 in the opening round of the InterLiga tournament on Friday.
In Friday's other result, Toluca and Morelia played out a 1-1 draw.
Played in the neutral United States, the annual InterLiga is an eight-team event between Mexican clubs to determine the two qualifiers for the upcoming Copa Libertadores _ the South American continental club championship.
Pachuca, just back from the Club World Cup in Japan, went ahead when Paraguayan striker Edgar Benitez scored in the 16th minute after Tecos failed to clear the ball.
The 1-0 halftime advantage was soon doubled when defender Marco Ivan Perez headed home in the 48th minute.
It was 3-0 soon after when midfielder Edy German Brambila scored off a cross in the 57th minute.
Forward Victor Manon capped the scoring on a counter attack in the 89th minute.
In the other Group A round-robin match Morelia went ahead in the 39th minute through defender Fernando Salazar before striker Sergio Santana equalized for Toluca.
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