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Toluca

2-3

Final

09/20/2026 · 5:00 PM

Santos Laguna

Federico Viñas 25' Paulinho 43'

Ezequiel Bullaude 45+1' Kevin Palacios 86' Fran Villalba 90+5'

Win chance

6%Santos Lagunawhat happened · Off

TOL 80%Draw 14%CSL 6%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

PreviewToluca, league leaders on a five-game winning streak, host a struggling Santos LagunaThe model gives league leaders Toluca an 80% chance of winning against a Santos Laguna side sitting 17th in the standings. Match reportSantos Laguna Rallies with a Man Advantage to Steal a Win from League Leader Toluca in the 94thToluca went up 2-0, played the entire second half a man down after a controversial red card, and ended up losing 2-3 to Santos Laguna, with Fran Villalba starring in the comeback.

Over 2.5 goals

90%

Over 2.5

Both teams to score

60%

Yes

Goals projection

2.7 - 1.5

~4.2

Toluca 1°

Last 6

Goals / game3.01 / 1.60

When they score16-30'

Likely scorersFederico Viñas 4Paulinho 2Helinho 2

Santos Laguna 17°

Last 6

Goals / game1.40 / 2.39

When they score76-90'

Likely scorersEzequiel Bullaude 3Fran Villalba 1Eduardo Aguirre 1

Season-trend estimate, not betting odds.

Match ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.

90'+7'

Second Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.

90'+5'

GoalGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.

90'+3'

VAR Decision: No Goal Toluca 2-2 Santos Laguna.

90'+3'

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

90'+3'

Handball by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).

90'+2'

ChanceAttempt saved. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).

90'+1'

SubSubstitution, Toluca. Brian García replaces Nicolás Castro.

90'+1'

ChanceAttempt missed. Javier Güémez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Pardo.

90'

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

90'

ChanceAttempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.

89'

ChanceAttempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a cross following a corner.

89'

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.

89'

ChanceAttempt saved. Diego Barbosa (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Bruno Méndez.

88'

Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).

88'

Jorge Díaz (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.

87'

Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).

87'

Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

GoalGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 2. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fran Villalba.

84'

ChanceAttempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.

84'

Attempt blocked. Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

83'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edher Segura.

82'

Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).

81'

SubSubstitution, Toluca. Luan replaces Paulinho.

80'

Offside, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre is caught offside.

80'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.

80'

Attempt blocked. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a headed pass.

78'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Bruno Méndez.

75'

SubSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Facundo Cáseres.

75'

ChanceAttempt missed. Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.

74'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.

73'

Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.

72'

Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.

72'

Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).

71'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.

71'

ChanceAttempt saved. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis García (Toluca).

69'

SubSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.

69'

SubSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Kevin Palacios replaces Luis Gómez.

69'

ChanceAttempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

68'

ChanceAttempt missed. Luis Gómez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.

67'

Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).

67'

Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

ChanceAttempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.

66'

SubSubstitution, Toluca. Jesús Angulo replaces Federico Viñas.

66'

SubSubstitution, Toluca. Jorge Díaz replaces Alexis Vega.

65'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Esteban Lozano.

64'

ChanceAttempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Federico Viñas with a headed pass.

62'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.

57'

Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna).

56'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Gómez with a cross.

55'

Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).

55'

Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.

54'

ChanceAttempt missed. Federico Viñas (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulinho following a fast break.

52'

ChanceAttempt missed. Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude following a set piece situation.

51'

Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).

51'

Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.

50'

Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

50'

Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).

49'

Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).

48'

ChanceAttempt missed. Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.

Second Half begins Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.

45'

SubSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Fran Villalba replaces Salvador Mariscal.

45'

SubSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Diego González replaces Emmanuel Echeverría.

45'+9'

First Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.

45'+8'

YellowFacundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+8'

Paulinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+8'

Foul by Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna).

45'+7'

RedEverardo López (Toluca) is shown the red card.

45'+7'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded Everardo López (Toluca).

45'+5'

Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).

45'+5'

Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+5'

ChanceAttempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis García (Toluca).

45'+1'

GoalGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega.

43'

GoalGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega.

42'

Attempt blocked. Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

42'

ChanceAttempt missed. Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude with a cross.

41'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.

40'

Corner to Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.

39'

Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

38'

YellowNicolás Castro (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38'

Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).

38'

Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

37'

Attempt blocked. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

37'

Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.

37'

Foul by Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna).

35'

Federico Pereira (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).

34'

ChanceAttempt missed. Bruno Méndez (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

32'

Foul by Federico Viñas (Toluca).

32'

Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

32'

Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).

30'

Offside, Santos Laguna. Esteban Lozano is caught offside.

27'

ChanceAttempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Castro following a fast break.

25'

GoalGoal! Toluca 1, Santos Laguna 0. Federico Viñas (Toluca) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.

25'

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Emmanuel Echeverría.

22'

Offside, Toluca. Bruno Méndez is caught offside.

22'

ChanceAttempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.

22'

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.

22'

ChanceAttempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Alexis Vega with a through ball.

20'

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Franco Pardo.

18'

ChanceAttempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis García (Toluca).

17'

ChanceAttempt missed. Federico Viñas (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.

16'

ChanceAttempt saved. Diego Barbosa (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Federico Viñas.

14'

Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Gómez.

13'

ChanceAttempt missed. Edher Segura (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Vega following a set piece situation.

12'

Federico Viñas (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

12'

Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).

10'

Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).

10'

Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.

ChanceAttempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Diego Barbosa.

ChanceAttempt missed. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.

ChanceAttempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.

ChanceAttempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

Foul by Federico Viñas (Toluca).

Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross.

Corner to Toluca. Conceded by Jonathan Pérez.

Attempt blocked. Edher Segura (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
22Luis García	90'	0	0	3	3	0	1	15/27 56%	5.8

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
6Federico Pereira	90'	8	2	4	9	3	51/58 88%	7.6
4Bruno Méndez	90'	1	0	3	2	2	44/54 81%	6.3
20Jesús Gallardo	90'	8	2	3	6	3	26/39 67%	5.9
25Everardo López	45'	2	0	1	0	0	26/28 93%	4.3
17Brian GarcíaS	1'	0	0	0	0	0	2/2 100%	5.9
13LuanS	9'	0	0	0	0	0	4/5 80%	5.7

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
9Alexis VegaC	66'	2	7	1	8	6	4	24/30 80%	9.5
8Nicolás Castro	89'	0	5	0	5	7	2	56/61 92%	8.2
2Diego Barbosa	90'	0	1	4	12	6	3	26/36 72%	7.6
205Edher Segura	90'	0	1	0	3	4	0	49/50 98%	7.0
10Jesús AnguloS	24'	0	1	0	2	1	1	5/5 100%	6.5
29Jorge DíazS	24'	0	0	0	2	1	0	8/10 80%	6.2

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
16Federico Viñas	66'	1	0	3	1	2	0	5	17/20 85%	7.7
26Paulinho	81'	1	0	7	4	1	0	3	8/14 57%	7.5

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Carlos Acevedo	90'	0	0	7	2	0	0	22/24 92%	7.9

Defensas

Jugador	Min	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
3Mauricio Cuevas	90'	1	1	2	0	5	0	37/41 90%	8.0
18Franco PardoC	90'	0	3	0	1	6	3	41/46 89%	7.1
25Felipe Sánchez	90'	0	11	3	2	7	2	43/50 86%	7.1
28Jonathan Pérez	90'	0	3	1	2	2	0	25/30 83%	6.3
17Emmanuel Echeverría	45'	0	1	0	0	0	0	13/17 76%	5.5

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
10Ezequiel Bullaude	69'	1	0	2	0	4	7	2	19/26 73%	8.4
23Facundo Cáseres	75'	0	0	0	1	6	8	0	67/78 86%	6.9
193Luis Gómez	69'	0	0	2	0	3	2	2	30/36 83%	6.6
8Salvador Mariscal	45'	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	16/19 84%	6.4
21Fran VillalbaS	45'	1	1	4	0	2	4	0	41/49 84%	9.1
77Kevin PalaciosS	21'	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	11/12 92%	8.0
6Javier GüémezS	15'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17/20 85%	6.1

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
20Esteban Lozano	90'	1	1	0	4	11/15 73%	5.5
19Eduardo AguirreS	21'	2	0	3	6	4/7 57%	6.7
7Diego GonzálezS	45'	2	0	0	2	38/45 84%	6.5

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

Win chance

6%Santos Lagunawhat happened · Off

TOL 80%Draw 14%CSL 6%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Stadium

Estadio Nemesio Díez

Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico

Asistencia 27,273Capacidad 21,943

Referee

Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez

VAR: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo

Player of the match

Alexis Vega

Toluca · MF

9.5

Min66'Ast.2Passes80%

Best performers

Table

#	Liga MX	MP	Pts
1	Toluca	9	19
2	Guadalajara	9	18
3	Club América	8	17
4	Atlas	10	17
5	Cruz Azul	9	15
6	Querétaro	8	14
7	León	9	14
8	Club Tijuana	9	14
9	Puebla	9	14
10	Monterrey	9	13
11	Pachuca	9	12
12	Pumas UNAM	9	12
13	Atlante	10	11
14	Atlético San Luis	9	9
15	Necaxa	9	8
16	Tigres	9	7
17	Santos Laguna	9	7
18	Juárez	9	3