With plenty of character and without stopping the fight until the final minute, Tapatío earned an important 3-2 win tonight on the road against Correcaminos in Matchday 4 of the Liga de Expansión MX Apertura 2026. The Young Flock showed resilience to come from behind and take all three points.
The Rojiblancos started well positioned on the field and found the opener in the 9th minute. Diego Latorre rose to meet the ball with a header to make it 1-0 in favor of the red-and-white side. However, Correcaminos responded and in the 19th minute leveled the match. The team from Tamaulipas kept up the pressure and in the 34th minute found the back of the net again to turn the score around.
Despite trailing on the scoreboard, Tapatío did not give up and in the second half showed character in its push for a comeback. In the 54th minute, Diego Latorre came close to scoring his second with a shot that went just wide of the opposition goal.
After putting pressure on the Tamaulipas side’s box, the red-and-white response paid off in the 59th minute, when Matías Cendejas appeared to score the equalizer and make it 2-2 once again. The Young Flock kept pushing to turn the game around and in the 70th minute completed the comeback. After a corner kick, Carlo Soldati rose high and connected with a header to make it 3-2, sealing the win for the Rojiblancos.
The goals
Latorre opened the scoring! In the 9th minute, Diego Latorre got on the end of the ball inside the box and headed it home for 1-0.
Correcaminos equalized. In the 19th minute, the home side scored through Damian Torres to level the score at 1-1.
In the 34th minute, Correcaminos found the back of the net again through Duván Mina to take a 2-1 lead.
Cendejas equalized! In the 59th minute, Matías Cendejas showed up to score the leveler and make it 2-2.
Soldati completed the comeback! In the 70th minute, after a corner kick, Carlo Soldati connected with a precise header to restore the lead for the Young Flock and make it the final 3-2.
Correcaminos 2-3 TapatíoGoals: Latorre 9’, Torres 19', Mina 34', Soldati 70'.
Matchday 4, Apertura 2026Referee: Enrique Augusto Ramírez GutiérrezStadium: Marte R. Gómez
Lineups
Tapatío: 31 Sebastián Liceaga, 54 Raúl Nuño (Juan Pablo Uribe 61’), 43 Rodrigo Parra, 53 Carlo Soldati, 46 Carlos Hernández, 47 Gael García, 60 Luis Ledesma (Sebastián Esparza 89’), 63 Matías Cendejas, 44 Saúl Zamora, 69 Daniel Villaseca, 64 Diego Latorre (Jesús Hernández 72').Head Coach: José “Pepe” Meléndez
Correcaminos: 24 Edson Reséndiz, 10 Wilian Guzmán, 06 Alan Ruiz, 07 Omar Isla, 08 Damián Torres, (Alex Monarrez 45'), 13 Gerardo Moreno, 19 Andrés Catalán, 20 Joaquín Estopier, 25 Vicente Torres, 29 Bryan Mendoza(Héctor Uribe 72'), 33 Duván Mina (Juan Cantú 45').Head Coach: Gabriel Pereyra
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