First victory for Ignacio Ambriz
This is Ignacio Ambriz's first victory at the helm of Santos, his second win in the tournament, which gives the La Laguna team, which was in 16th place in the table, some breathing space and with these three points they move up two positions, ahead of their recent rival.
On the other hand, Mazatlán has lost for the fifth consecutive time at the Corona Stadium, as they have never won when visiting Santos, and likewise, during this Clausura 2024, they have not been able to obtain 3 points when away from home.
Minute 98
The end of the match is marked.
Minute 96
Santos manages an approach in which Stephano Carrillo fails to make contact with the ball, but ends up hitting the right post, no foul is called.
Minute 92
Santos Changes
In Stephano Carrillo #256, out Alberto Ocejo #13
in Raúl López #23, out Pedro Aquino #18
Minute 90
6 more minutes are added.
Minute 83
Santos Changes
In Hugo Rodríguez #20, out Jordan Carrillo #9
In Salvador Mariscal #190, out Diego Medina #24
Minute 79
Mazatlan substitution
Brian Rubio #9 enters, Edgar Bárcenas #11 comes out.
Stiven Plaza #18 enters, Andres Montaño #22 exits
Seventy-eighth minute
David Colman's right-footed shot to the near post is sent to the corner by goalkeeper Acevedo.
Minute 76
Bárcenas performs a bicycle kick to try to find the equalizer, gets a corner kick.
Minute 74
Yellow card for Mazatlán's Sergio Flores.
Minute 72
Change for Mazatlan
In David Colman #8, out Salvador Rodríguez #12
Minute 67
Change for Santos
In Ramiro Sordo #26, out Santiago Muñoz #19
65th minute
Jordan Carrillo shoots at Mazatlan's goal, but the ball goes just wide.
Minute 63
Free kick for Mazatlán, taken by Montaño, the ball crosses the goal and the dangerous play is lost.
Minute 60
Santos controls the ball and gains possession in the midfield, looking to open up Mazatlan's defense.
Fifty-seventh minute
Alan Cervantes shoots from half distance, the ball goes over the top of the goal, Hugo Gonzalez only watches the ball.
Minute 53
Goal by Santos, assisted by Alberto Ocejo, Bruno Amione scores the first goal of the match, Santos already wins the match.
Minute 51
Edgar Bárcenas shoots from the six-yard box and the ball goes over the crossbar.
Minute 46
Changes for Mazatlan
In Jesús Escoboza #17, out Ramiro Zárate #208
In Sergio Flores #23, out Gustavo del Prete #32
Minute 45
The second half kicks off, Mazatlan is the one to take off for the second half.
Before the second half
Both teams are back on the field getting ready for the second half.
Advanced position and corner kick
The home team committed only one advanced position and one corner kick, while the away team committed two advanced positions and two corner kicks.
Shots
Santos took a total of 4 shots, but only one was on goal.
Mazatlan took a total of 5 shots, three of which were on target.
Fouls
Santos committed a total of 11 fouls to Mazatlán's 7, with the two sides matching each other in the number of yellow cards, with one for Almada for the visitors and one for Cervantes for the home side.
Passing and possession
For this first half, Santos had a total of 60% possession, made 324 passes with 90% passing accuracy.
On the other hand, Mazatlan had 40% possession, making 217 passes with 88% accuracy.
Minute 47
The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half. The teams go to the locker room.
Minute 45
2 minutes of compensation are added.
Minute 44
Matheus Doria's header bounces off the crossbar and Santos' danger is lost.
Minute 36
Both teams are starting to get into the big zone, but are unable to make contact with the goal.
31st minute
Yellow card for Alan Cervantes for committing a foul in midfield.
27th minute
Free kick for Mazatlán, Montaño sends in the cross and Ventura Alvarado makes contact with the ball with his head, sending it wide of the goal.
Minute 24
Yellow card for Facundo Almada.
21st minute
Mazatlán earns the first corner kick of the match, sending the shot to the near post that ends up being intercepted by the Santos defense.
18th minute
Both teams failed to create danger for their opponents, except for Santos, who managed to score the first shot of the match, but it was not on target.
Minute 15
Mazatlan has committed 3 fouls so far, but none have been cardable, Santos has not committed any fouls.
Minute 12
Santos currently has 61% of possession, making 119 passes, compared to 39% for Mazatlan with 75 passes.
Minute 09
The match is progressing steadily without many fouls, so the referee has not issued any cards, both teams have failed to get a shot on goal.
Minute 05
First approach by Santos, but the Mazatlan defense prevents them from finding depth in the final sector of the field.
Minute 03
Mazatlan starts strong playing in Santos' half, pressing high, recovering the ball quickly but without depth.
The match kicks off
The referee Fernando Guerrero blows the starting whistle
Final preparations
The Mexican anthem is played and Liga MX protocols are given.
Substitutes- Mazatlan
Mazatlan's bench is as follows:
#1 Ricardo Gutierrez
#3 Luis Sanchez
#4 Jair Díaz
#17 Jesus Escoboza
#7 Alan Medina
#8 David Colman
#16 José Esquivel
#17 Sergio Flores
#9 Brian Rubio
#7 Stiven Plaza
Starting Lineup - Mazatlan
The men starting for Mazatlan are as follows:
Apuesta en @calientesports por los Cañoneros.
— Mazatlán F.C. ⚓️ (@MazatlanFC) February 25, 2024
Métele $1,000 pesos a que ganamos y si así sucede, cobra al final del partido $3,700 pesos.
Aquí te dejo la alineación para que te motives.
🤑 https://t.co/dEDZJCHzra#ARREbatando ⚓️ pic.twitter.com/ri2Gk6ogiv
Substitutes- Santos
The revulsive players for the Comarca Lagunera team are the following:
#33 Héctor Holguín
#4 Santiago Núñez
#20 Hugo Rodríguez
#23 Raúl López
#17 Jair González
#22 Ronaldo Prieto
#26 Ramiro Sordo
#184 Luis Vega
#190 Salvador Mariscal
#256 Stephano Carrillo
Starting roster - Santos Laguna
These are the eleven men that Coach Ignacio Ambriz has selected for the match against Mazatlán:
¡Aquí el #XIinicial para esta tarde! 🇳🇬🔛
— Club Santos (@ClubSantos) February 25, 2024
Presentado por @CharlyFutbol. #PrimeroGuerreros pic.twitter.com/cgrQh0k1Kz
Mazatlan's last five games
Of Mazatlan's last five games, they have had two consecutive draws, against the two biggest, America and Guadalajara, they have only lost to Puebla and in all games they have scored two goals.
Mazatlan 2-2 Leon
Puebla 3-2 Mazatlan
Mazatlan 2-0 Atlas
Mazatlan 2-2 Guadalajara
America 2-2 Mazatlan
Santos' last five matches
Of these last five clashes, Santos has won only one match, which was on matchday 4, on January 30.
Santos 3-0 Puebla
Atlas 3-0 Santos
Santos 0-3 Tigres
Pumas 3-0 Santos
Toluca 1-0 Santos
Arrival at the stadium - Mazatlan
Mazatlan arrives at Corona TSM Stadium.
Llegaron los morados, banda 🏴☠️#ARREbatando ⚓️ pic.twitter.com/6Kr3zrz28R
— Mazatlán F.C. ⚓️ (@MazatlanFC) February 25, 2024
Arrival at the stadium- Santos
Santos arrives at Corona TSM Stadium.
¡Llegó el equipo!🔛🇳🇬#PrimeroGuerreros pic.twitter.com/dQOEZn8Cgk
— Club Santos (@ClubSantos) February 25, 2024
Statements - Mazatlan coach
During the post-match press conference against América, coach Ismael Rescalvo had a few words for their clash against Santos:
"Above all I think that the sensations towards the outside, because towards the inside we have it clear, but towards the outside we are being a team that is capable of competing in any circumstance in any context or any opponent we have in front of us and that speaks very well of the team, the first 3, 4 dates we struggled to add three points, but the team was playing very well and that is what left me with a lot of tranquility because I knew that in the end when we could adjust a few details, and that is what we are demonstrating, last week against Chivas, today here against the champion, and as I say, these are very good points, because they reinforce the team's work and it is a starting point, we have a very important match with Santos on Sunday, and we know that there is a very high effort from the conditional and emotional point of view, and we have to recover quickly because on Sunday we have to be ourselves again, to compete, to give our maximum level to get points in Torreón".
Statement - Pedro Aquino of Santos Laguna
Regarding the questions about the loss of ball possession that have come from the midfield, a position Pedro Aquino plays, he responded as follows:
"I believe that the goals have come from various sectors of the field, right? I think that specifically it has not only been from the middle, I think it has been from all sectors of the field, we are working a lot on ball possession and as Nacho tells us: "the truth is that if they lose it trying nothing happens, now I'm going to get upset if they start to throw and throw and don't have it and don't get that confidence which is what I'm asking for right now"; we have to keep working, everything is seen in training, day by day, but if I don't try or if Aldo or Alan don't try, I think we're going to have a team that is not going to pass the ball through the middle and we're going to have to throw".
Call-up - Mazatlán
These are the players selected by Ismael Rescalvo for the match against Santos:
En Torreón tenemos cuentas pendientes y con estos convocados las venimos a saldar. #ARREbatando ⚓️ pic.twitter.com/YYD6lFhZcR
— Mazatlán F.C. ⚓️ (@MazatlanFC) February 25, 2024
Call-up list - Santos
These are the players selected by Nacho Ambriz for the match against Mazatlán:
¡La lista de convocados! 🇳🇬 #PrimeroGuerreros pic.twitter.com/59JQ5JS4hE
— Club Santos (@ClubSantos) February 25, 2024
Last meeting between the two
Their last meeting in which Santos hosted Mazatlán was in the Play-In of the Apertura 2023, in which the Laguna team advanced by winning 2 goals to 1, with goals by Juan Brunetta at 7' and 70' for the locals and Sergio Flores for the visitors at 47'.
We begin
We are ready to bring you the broadcast of the Santos vs Mazatlan match, the debut match of the Laguna team at home with Fidel Ambriz at the helm, the matches against Pumas and Toluca were coached by the Mexican coach as visitors.
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This is the kickoff time for the Santos vs Mazatlan match on Sunday, February 25, 2024 in various countries:
Argentina: 20:00 VIX PLUS
Bolivia: 19:00 VIX PLUS
Chile: 19:00 VIX PLUS
Colombia: 18:00 VIX PLUS
Ecuador: 18:00 VIX PLUS
United States: 19:00 VIX PLUS
Mexico: 18:00 VIX PLUS
Paraguay: 19:00 VIX PLUS
Peru: 18:00 VIX PLUS
Uruguay: 20:00 VIX PLUS
Referee Team
Center: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Assistant 1: Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola
Assistant 2: Heder Adan Truijillo Escareño
4th official: Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez.
VAR: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos.
VAR 1: Manuel Alfonso Martínez Sánchez.
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Mazatlan's featured player
The outstanding player is Yoel Bárcenas, a 30-year-old Panamanian, his skillful leg is the right, his strength is the long ball, he has started every game and has scored two goals, three assists and his passing accuracy per game is 84%.
Santos featured player
The outstanding player is Pedro Aquino, Peruvian player, 28 years old, with a deft right foot, his strengths are long balls, he has played eight games, seven as a starter, plays an average of 81 minutes per game, has a passing accuracy of 88% and recovers an average of 7.1 balls per game.
History Santos vs Mazatlan
These teams have met eight times, with five wins for Santos, two for Mazatlán and one draw. In the lagoon lands, the locals have won their four meetings, with ten goals scored and only one conceded. However, of their last five meetings, Santos has won three times and Mazatlán only twice, with their last victory against the Guerreros being on matchday 15 of the Apertura 2023.
Mazatlan seeks its first away win
Mazatlán's situation is not very different, they are thirteenth in the table, have only one win, three draws and four defeats, three of these as visitors and without a win away from the Estadio El Encanto. However, the team has not lost since matchday 5 against Puebla, winning its next match against Atlas and drawing the last two against Guadalajara and América, which could give it an advantage over its current rival.
Santos in search of its first victory with Nacho at the helm
This will be the third match with Nacho Ambriz at the helm of the Lagunero bench following the departure of Pablo Repetto from the team. The team has four consecutive defeats, its last win coming against Puebla on January 30 during matchday 4. The team is currently in sixteenth position in the table with 4 points, one win, one draw and six defeats.
Stadium
The match will be played at the Territorio Santos Modelo (TSM) Corona Stadium, which has a capacity for 29,101 people, located at Autopista Torreón - San Pedro km 7 #9000 corner with Av Territorio Santo Modelo, Todos los Santos, Torreón, Coahuila.
Start of transmission
Hello everyone! Welcome to the blog commentary of the Santos vs Mazatlan match, corresponding to date 8 of the Liga MX Clausura 2024.
My name is Eduardo Mendoza and I will be your host for this match. We will provide you with pre-match analysis on VAVEL.