Toluca took advantage of a poor first half showing by Santos Laguna, holding off the visitors in the second half to secure their third win in four games. Santos played much better in the second half but couldn’t get the tying goal, losing 2-1 at Estadio Nemesio Díez.
Toluca did well to keep possession and move the ball, favoring lateral movement over going straight into the teeth of Santos’ defense. They were however fairly successful early on on getting into the Santos end, while Santos struggled to get anything at all going forward. In the seventh minute Santos allowed a rush in on goal. Fer Navarro tried kicking a ball out of midair, but Hugo Rodríguez got to it first, and on the…
