Despite giving up an early goal, Santos dominated large swaths of the match and will take a 2-1 lead to Monterrey for the vuelta leg of the 2021 Guard1anes Liguilla quarterfinals. Vincent Janssen scored Monterrey’s lone goal, while Eduardo “Mudo” Aguirre and Ayrton Preciado were the goalscorers for Los Guerreros.
It wasn’t long before there was controversy however. In the second minute, Fernando Gorriarán made contact with Maximiliano Meza away from the play. Meza went down, clutching his face. Referee Jorge Rojas Castillo went to VAR, and after reviewing the incident showed both Gorriarán and Meza yellow cards: Gorri’s for the foul and Meza for simulation.