Guadalajara made the most of the superiority it showed on the field at TSM and claimed a 1-0 win over Santos on Matchday 4 of the 2026 Apertura. With this victory, the Rojiblancos picked up 3 important points that allow them to keep climbing the standings.
True to their style, the Rebaño Sagrado took the field intending to impose their conditions from the opening whistle. Gabriel Milito’s side pushed their lines forward to create danger in the final third. Despite going into halftime scoreless, Guadalajara maintained its intensity and never stopped looking for the opener.
That persistence paid off in the second half. Santiago Sandoval made a great play inside the box, where he feinted and shook off his marker to draw a foul that led to a penalty. Ricardo Marín took responsibility from the spot and converted to score the goal that gave Guadalajara the win in the Comarca Lagunera.
Guadalajara’s next match will be at home. On Saturday, August 22, they will host Tijuana at AKRON Stadium, where they will look to earn another win in front of the entire Nación Rojiblanca.
The goals
MARÍN REFLECTED ROJIBLANCO SUPERIORITY IN THE 74TH MINUTE! From the spot, Ricardo Marín stood over the penalty with plenty of confidence, fooled Acevedo and, with great composure, sent the ball into the net!
The dangerous chances
* Camberos wants to open the scoring! Just 5 minutes in, Luis Romo took the ball from deep and sent a diagonal pass out to the left wing, where it fell to HugoCamberos, who broke through the lines and into the box before firing a shot that went just wide of Acevedo’s goal.
* Camberos again! In the 19th minute, the Rojiblanco academy product came up with a dangerous shot over the goalkeeper that was close to ending up in the net.
* In the 31st minute, Jordan Carrillo showed confidence from outside the box and unleashed a powerful shot that the opposing goalkeeper stopped with both hands.
* ‘Santi’ came on flying! In the 54th minute, Sandoval feinted from the right wing, beating his defender, and fired a shot toward the near post that forced Acevedo into a big save to prevent the first Rojiblanco goal.
* Sandoval once again! In the 61st minute, Romo sent in a great diagonal ball that ‘Santi’ hit first time, producing a cross-shot that came close to opening the scoring for Guadalajara.
* Efraín in the 84th! From the left wing, Efraín unleashed a left-footed strike toward Acevedo’s goal, and the goalkeeper pushed the ball out for a corner with both hands.
* The ‘Oso’ wants to extend the lead. In the 94th minute, Rúben González tried his luck with a shot from outside the box that went wide of Acevedo’s goal.
Santos 0-1 ChivasGoal: Ricardo Marín, 74’Matchday 4 | Apertura 2026Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso ArceTSM Stadium
LineupsSantos Laguna: 1 Carlos Acevedo, 3 Mauricio Cuevas (YC 94’), 14 Efraín Orona (29), 17 Emmanuel Echeverría, 18 Franco Pardo, 25 Felipe Sánchez, 5 Aldo López (8 Salvador Mariscal, 65’), 7 Diego González (77 Kevin Palacios, 65’), 10 Ezequiel Bullaude, 21 Francisco Villalba, 19 Eduardo Aguirre (26 Ramiro Sordo, 52’).Head coach: Miguel Pinto
Guadalajara: 1 José Rangel, 3 Diego Campillo, 16 Luis Rey, 6 Omar Govea, 7 Luis Romo, 11 Brian Gutierrez (24 Miguel Goméz, 81’), 14 Hugo Camberos (Rúben González, 81’), 33 Jordan Carrillo (10 Efraín Álvarez, 63’), 37 Richard Ledezma (30 Santiago Sandoval, 52’), 17 Ricardo Marín (9 Ángel Sepúlveda, 81’), 25 Roberto Alvarado.Head coach: Gabriel Milito
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