Chivas del Guadalajara began their participation in the Clausura 2025 tournament of the Liga MX this Saturday with a 1-0 victory against Santos Laguna.
The match marked the debut of the Spaniard Óscar García as technical director of the “Chivas” of Guadalajara after his appointment in the first days of December.
In the match played in Akron stadium in Guadalajarathe home team had the first opportunity to score in the 54th minute with a penalty kick, but goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo saved Roberto Alvarado’s shot.
The Guadalajara midfielder vindicated himself and scored the winning goal in the 74th minute when he scored with his left foot inside the area after making a one-two play with Teun Wilke.
The “Warriors” of Saints They finished the game with one man less due to the expulsion of Honduran forward Antony Lozano, who received a second yellow card in the 89th minute after fouling defender Miguel Tapias.
“It’s very good to start on the right foot, we did great teamwork and that’s why we won the three points. We adapted quickly to what the teacher (García) wanted and we showed it today,” Tapias told the broadcast. official of the Guadalajara club.
In another match on Saturday, Tigres UANL beat Atlético de San Luis 3-1 as a visitor with goals from Diego Lainez, Argentine Guido Pizarro and Uruguayan Fernando Gorriarán. For the local team, the Frenchman Sebastien Salles-lamonge retired.
Later, Cruz Azul will face Atlas.
The first day will be completed on Sunday with the matches between Pumas UNAM-Necaxa and Monterrey-Puebla.
The match between Pachuca and León was rescheduled for February 5 due to Pachuca’s participation in the Intercontinental Cup in which they lost the final in December against Real Madrid.
More results from the day
On Friday, the champion América won 1-0 against Querétaro as a visitor with his under-23 team. The three-time champion took to the field with his under-23 team led by Diego Cervantes because the starting team with Brazilian coach André Jardine is still in preseason work after the title won on December 15.
In the other games on Friday, Toluca beat Tijuana 4-2 as a visitorwhile Mazatlán and Bravos de Ciudad Juárez tied 1-1.
