Historically, Santos hasn’t fared well against Toluca. Coming into the match they’d lost four straight against Los Diablos Rojos and hadn’t won against them since 2021. The trend unfortunately continued for Los Guerreros, who suffered their worst defeat ever at home, losing 5-0. The last time Santos lost by five goals was a 6-1 defeat against América at Estadio Azteca on March 31, 2000.
The game got off to an inauspicious start for Santos, when a mistake in the first minute lead to a break downfield by Toluca, but Jean Meneses’ centering pass went well wide of the center, going out of bounds wide on the far side of the goal.