Santos Laguna gave a round victory to its fans

It owed it since last season and what better than against a team like Cruz Azul, which it surpassed by a 4-0 victory on Saturday night at the Corona Stadium during Matchday 7 of the Apertura 2022.

No one expected it, but the combination of factors led to this historic result, as for the first time the team from La Comarca scored four goals against the cement makers, who were exposed in defense and attack.

The match

The beginning of the actions developed mostly in Santos' territory with the pressure exerted by the celeste team. Both teams worked similarly to their previous match, cautious in defense and not giving anything away.

The ball was evenly disputed, hindering the development of the match. The laguneros gradually started to create danger for the cementeros, opening up the field to deliver crosses from both sides.

But it was from a set piece that the scoring was opened. From a corner kick on the right side, Fernando Gorriarán sent a cross to the near post, where Javier Correa headed the ball to the far post, making the goalkeeper Sebastián Jurado's stretch useless to make it 1-0 in the 18th minute.

Correa scored again in Liga MX, he hadn't done it since August 9th, 2020 with Atlas, so he made his debut in this second stage as an albiverde.

Brunetta had a chance to score the second goal in the 28th minute, a ball that unexpectedly fell to him and he tried to score with a volley, but he missed. But Santos worried Cruz Azul, who no longer had the fluidity of the first minutes.

But the santistas had a big scare in the 31st minute, when Lira from midfield sent a pass behind the defenders to Uriel Antuna, and the Gómez Palacio player struck a powerful shot that hit the woodwork.

And the save of the match was still pending, the great save by Carlos Acevedo to Rivero's header in the top left corner, where the Santos captain spectacularly stretched to deflect the ball, it hit the post and was cleared, this in the 24th minute.

In the second half, Cruz Azul made two changes to adjust, but Santos, again from a corner kick on the right side, did damage. This time it was Juan Brunetta who took the kick, put the ball in the center of the box for the arrival of Hugo Rodríguez, who scored with a solid header to make it 2-0 in the 47th minute.

Santos took control of the game, pushed for more, and at the 51st minute, they achieved the 3-0. The play came from a long pass to the left side for Omar Campos, who received it and took his time against Rotondi, dribbled past him, entered the box, and played a backwards diagonal pass to Eduardo Aguirre, who with the inside of his foot sent it to the back of the net.