Lucas Ocampos scores spectacular bicycle kick for Monterrey against Tijuana
At Estadio BBVA on October 31, 2026, Monterrey forward Lucas Ocampos scored a bicycle kick during a Liga MX Apertura tournament match against Club Tijuana that drew international attention and comparisons to notable acrobatic goals. Infobae reported that the 32-year-old Argentine winger met a cross from Spanish midfielder Óliver Torres in the 57th minute and executed a bicycle kick.
The ebb and flow of a six-goal thriller at Estadio BBVA
The fixture delivered an intense exchange of goals from the opening whistle. According to match accounts from Infobae and Sports Illustrated, Club Tijuana opened the scoring early when Ecuadorian defender Jackson Porozo netted in the fifth minute. Monterrey responded before halftime through Belgian forward Hugo Cuypers, who converted a goal in the 19th minute and followed up with a backheel finish in stoppage time at the 45+1 minute mark to put the hosts ahead 2-1.
GOLAZO DE CHILENA DE LUCAS OCAMPOS.MONTERREY 3-2 TIJUANA pic.twitter.com/j7uEZjMTCq
Tijuana immediately reclaimed momentum before the break. Futbolecuador.com noted that winger Adonis Preciado equalized at 45+4 minutes with a close-range header following a cross from Rafael Fernández, sending the teams into halftime tied at 2-2. Ocampos then restored Monterrey’s lead with his acrobatic strike in the 57th minute, only for Preciado to secure a 3-3 draw for Tijuana three minutes later with his second goal of the night.
Technical execution draws comparisons to European nights
Sports media analysts quickly linked Ocampos’s execution to Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous bicycle kick for Real Madrid against Juventus in the 2018 UEFA Champions League. Infobae pointed out that beyond the shared number 7 jersey, the technical similarities lay in the elevation, body symmetry, and horizontal torso position prior to the right-footed impact. The strike positioned Ocampos among informal considerations for global goal-of-the-year discussions, mirroring the acclaim Ronaldo received during his career in European elite competition.
Career path from River Plate to Liga MX
Ocampos arrived in Mexican football carrying experience built across 12 seasons in European leagues. Spells with Genoa and AC Milan in Italy preceded a productive tenure with Sevilla FC in Spain, where he made over 200 appearances and won two UEFA Europa League titles in 2019-20 and 2022-23.
That form in Spain earned him a call-up to the Argentina national team under head coach Lionel Scaloni. Between 2019 and 2023, Ocampos made 12 official appearances for the Albiceleste, contributing goals during the South American World Cup qualifiers for Qatar 2022. Under current manager Matías Almeyda, Monterrey sits in eighth place in the Liga MX standings with 21 points following the draw, while Tijuana holds sixth place with 22 points.
