(VIDEO) The Ecuadorian international opened the scoring and made it 2-0 before half an hour of play.
With outstanding participation of the Ecuadorian international Ayrton Preciado, Santos Laguna beat Querétaro 3-2 on Saturday in a match of the sixteenth day of the Apertura-2021 tournament of the MX League played at the La Corregidora stadium.
The Warriors of Santos took a 1-0 lead in minute 4 with a shot that Preciado took from the left peak of the area and placed in the upper right corner.
Preciado also made it 2-0 at 28 with a shot inside the area from Chilean Diego Valdés.
The reaction of the Gallos Blancos began at 55 when the American Bryan Olivera got the 2-1 with a low shot from the edge of the area through the center.
The 2-2 was the work of the Uruguayan Jonathan dos Santos with a penalty shot to the left of the goalkeeper who was launched to the opposite side, at 61.
At 87, Santos Laguna had a free kick in favor and Valdés made it 3-2 that placed him almost in the upper right corner.
With this result, Santos remained in the fight to qualify for the playoffs by reaching 20 points; Querétaro was eliminated by keeping 15 units.
“The effort must be highlighted. It is difficult to play here and more against a direct rival who was also looking for classification. The team did not lower their arms, we continued until the end. That early goal hit us a bit, but we were able to reverse the situation and win the game (…). We did not deserve to lose, because I think we were superior and all these games that have escaped our hands in the last minutes we did not deserve it, “said the author of the double, fully recovered from an injury that deprived him of the start of the Apertura championship.
In the squad led by Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, defender Félix Torres also started.
Matchday 16 began on Thursday at the Jalisco stadium with a surprise 2-0 victory for bottom-side Tijuana over Atlas, who could not yet secure direct qualification to the league.
On Friday at the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadium, Puebla increased their chances of reaching the playoffs with their 2-0 victory over the Juárez Braves who were on the brink of elimination.
Necaxa also set foot in the play-off zone with their 2-1 victory over the hour against Mazatlán at the Victoria Stadium. (D)
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