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Santos Laguna Edges Out León in Thrilling Match in Torreón
The Estadio Corona in Torreón hosted a thrilling encounter between Santos Laguna and León in matchday 11 of the Liga MX Clausura 2024. The match, played on March 9th, 2025, ended with a 3-1 victory for the home side. Despite Santos Laguna’s higher possession (54%), León started strongly, with an offside goal disallowed at the 28th minute. However, disciplinary issues plagued León, with Alan Frias receiving two yellow cards, the second resulting in a red card at the 60th minute.
Santos Laguna capitalized on their numerical advantage in the second half. After a yellow card to Echeverría of Santos in the 68th minute, León took the lead at the 69th minute through a goal by Santiago Mendoza, assisted by José Caicedo. León’s joy was short-lived, as Santos Laguna equalized in the 75th minute with a goal from R. Sordo, assisted by J. Guemez. Santos Laguna continued to press and secured the win with late goals, with A. Santamaría scoring in the 90th minute. The match was marked by tension, with a total of 9 yellow cards and 1 red card. Santos Laguna had 21 shots (5 on target) while León managed only 12 (4 on target). Despite the loss, León showed grit and determination until the end, though Frias’ red card proved to be a turning point. Guillermo Pacheco Larios officiated the match.
Substitutions santos laguna: at minute 46 C. Dajome came in and B. Barticciotto went out., at minute 74 R. Rubio came in and F. Villalba went out., at minute 81 F. Fagundez came in and A. Lopez went out.
Substitutions leon: at minute 71 P. Bellon came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 84 E. Rigoni came in and I. Moreno went out., at minute 84 E. Guerra came in and J. Cadiz went out., at minute 90 C. Cisneros came in and S. Santos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santos Laguna
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Leon
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