Match recap: Veracruz 2, Santos Laguna 2

Veracruz would double it’s goalscoring tally for the Clausura and withstand withering pressure from Santos Laguna to get a 2-2 draw at Estadio Pirata Fuente, and they’d do it with Colin Kazim-Richards suspended from a red card in the precious match and with Cristián “Polaco” Menéndez starting on the bench. Santos would be without center back Matheus Doría, who would be held out as a precaution due to taking a knock against the New York Red Bulls in the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Santos would come out looking to score, with Julio Furch and Marlos Moerno both testing goalkeeper Sebastián Jurado early. In the fifth minute, Brian Lozano would get under a cross, but his…