Santos defeat Pumas in controversial Copa MX first leg

Photo by Manuel Guadarrama/Getty ImagesSantos Laguna defeated Pumas and came close to settling the Round of 16 Copa MX series when they had a 4-0 lead, but had to settle for a 4-2 win. The game was marred by a controversial play when Pumas committed a penalty kick and went down to 10 men when a ball was handled in the area. The handling of the ball was made by Martin Barragan but the referee red carded 17 year old Jesus Rivas by mistake. Barragan failed to take the fault and Rivas got red carded, putting Pumas down 10 players and making Barragan the villain in the eyes of Pumas fans as well as neutrals. The return leg will be played on Wednesday in Estadio Olimpico Universitario with Pumas needing two goals and totally different level of play.

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