Santos continued their dominance of Chivas at TSM, downing El Rebaño Sagrado 2-1 , keeping alive an unbeaten streak in Torreón that dates back to 2016. The halftime adjustments proved key, with all three goals coming after the break. With the win Santos moves up to sixth in the table, while Chivas is still hanging on as superlíder. unable to widen the gap over Juárez and possibly allowing Atlético San Luis to catch them, depending on their result.
The match started out a physical affair, with both teams hearing referee Oscar Mejía’s whistle often. This eventually lead to an Alan Cervantes foul in dangerous territory in the seventh minute, when Alexis Vega hit the free kick attempt on frame, forcing a great save from Gibrán Lajud.