Santos lead ten-man Pumas 1-0 as Liga MX match continues

Santos ahead in ongoing match

TORREÓN, Mexico — Santos Laguna led ten-man Pumas UNAM 1-0 during the second half of their Liga MX Apertura 2026 match at Estadio TSM Corona on Wednesday night. Santos' official match centre listed the game as ongoing, with Eduardo Aguirre credited with its only goal. AS also recorded Santos ahead. Neither live account provided a confirmed full-time result at the time of this update. ^{[1] [2]}

Aguirre converted an early penalty after Ezequiel Bullaude was fouled in the area. Pumas defender Nathan Silva was dismissed during the opening sequence, leaving the visitors a player short for most of the contest. The official club feed and AS agreed on the scorer, penalty and red card, although their displayed minute labels differed slightly. The key confirmed sequence was the dismissal followed by Santos' opening goal. ^{[1] [2]}

Pumas nevertheless created first-half opportunities. AS recorded a shot by Pedro Vite narrowly wide and a César Huerta effort saved by Santos goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo. Santos also made an injury-related change, introducing Jonathan Pérez for Efraín Orona. Those events describe the earlier passage of play, rather than a complete account of a match that was still in progress. ^[2]

A close race before kickoff

The clubs entered the match level on 16 points, according to Pumas' official preview. Santos were ninth and Pumas eleventh before this round's game, separated by goal difference rather than points. Pumas described both teams as being one point outside the qualification positions at that stage. Those were pre-match standings; they should not be read as a finalized table incorporating Wednesday's result. ^[3]

Santos arrived on a five-match winning streak, while Pumas had returned to winning ways by beating Atlante 2-1 in their previous league outing. The Pumas preview also noted matching records in the relevant home-and-away categories: Santos at home and Pumas on the road each had three wins, one draw and two defeats. The matchup therefore paired teams with identical points totals but different recent momentum. ^[3]

Recent meetings and result status

TUDN reported that Santos had gone five consecutive home matches against Pumas without defeat before Wednesday, winning four and drawing one. Pumas' most recent victory in Torreón came in the Apertura 2020. The teams' last meeting before this game went the other way: Pumas won 4-0 at home in the Clausura 2026, following Santos' 3-0 home victory in the Apertura 2025. ^{[3] [4]}

Wednesday's game formed part of the Apertura's 13th round. With the official match centre still showing second-half play, no victory, sixth consecutive win or final points total is confirmed here. The live lead and numerical advantage were established; the outcome and any later scoring remained open at this reporting cutoff. ^{[1] [3]}