Chivas overwhelmed León and rises to the leadership of Clausura 2026
Guadalajara crushed the Fiera 5-0 at the Akron Stadium to add 27 factors and regain the total lead in a match marked by red-and-white dominance
Chivas He had a robust efficiency this Wednesday and took benefit of his pending match to regain the total leadership, a place he left vacant for 2 weeks. Guadalajara Sports Club thrashed 5-0 Lion to attain 27 factors and add 9 victories in 11 video games of the Closing 2026.
The insistence of Chivas In the first minutes it elevated due to the lack of a objective at the begin. The reward got here in the thirty sixth minute, when Brian Gutierrez He took a shot from outdoors the space that went into the nook to rating his first objective in Liga MX.
For the second half, Chivas prolonged the lead with nice definition Santiago Sandoval in a prefabricated play from a nook kick. The social gathering leaned much more in the direction of Guadalajara when, at 60′, Jordi Cortizo noticed the pink card.
With yet another man, the third objective fell Chivas after a strong penalty cost of Armando Gonzalezwho scored 9 targets and is in the struggle for the two-time scoring championship.
The closing had extra feelings. Angel Sepúlveda He scored the fourth objective of the night time and his third objective of the event. ‘Cuate’ took benefit of a rebound inside the space after a shot towards the put up Daniel Aguirre. In combination time, Hugo Camberos He appeared at 99′ with a great end to seal the 5-0.
⭐ Who was the hero of the match?
Brian Gutierrez He scored his first objective in Mexico and as soon as once more confirmed his capability to unbalance. The midfielder exhibited his ball placing and had fixed participation in the offensive performs in his first sport as a starter since Matchday 6.
⏱️ The second that modified the sport
At the starting of the second half, when Chivas I used to be on the lookout for larger peace of thoughts, the objective got here Santiago Sandoval in the first seconds of the snap. That rating set the course of a sport that was resolved with out issues for the Sacred Flock.
📺 VAR stars in the night time at Akron
The central referee Jorge Camacho He resorted to VAR on a number of events. In the first half he reviewed a penalty in favor of Chivashowever annulled his choice after figuring out that Juan Pablo Dominguez didn’t make a mistake Efrain Alvarez inside the space.
In the second half there have been extra interventions. He expelled Jordi Cortizo after checking an iron on Diego Campillo. Minutes later he returned to the monitor to sign a penalty for lack of Stiven Barreiro about Bryan Gonzalezthat Armando Gonzalez was a objective.
🎟️ Chivas offered out tickets mid-week
The enthusiasm of the pink and white followers was mirrored at the field workplace. In a mid-week match and towards a low-grossing rival, tickets offered out hours earlier than kickoff. Attendance at Akron was 35,150 spectators.
🏅 José Castillo reaches 100 in Liga MX
Jose Castillo He maintains a profession on the rise inside Mexican soccer. Since his arrival at Chivas In 2024 he has proven versatility on protection. Before the sport he acquired recognition for reaching 100 video games in the First Division, of which 64 have been with Guadalajara.
🔁 Fernando Beltrán returned to Akron
‘Nene’ was one of the most cherished gamers by the pink and white followers at the starting of the decade, however the relationship deteriorated and he left the workforce for the Apertura 2025. This Wednesday he returned for the first time to the stadium the place he debuted and acquired boos when he got here on as an alternative at the begin of the second half.
📋 Chivas Eleven
Raúl Rangel; Bryan González, Diego Campillo, José Castillo (71′ Gilberto Sepúlveda), Daniel Aguirre; Brian Gutiérrez, Rubén González (76′ Ángel Sepúlveda), Santiago Sandoval (71′ Hugo Camberos), Efraín Álvarez (71′ Yael Padilla); Roberto Alvarado, Armando González (71′ Ricardo Marín).
📋 Once from León
Oscar García; Iván Moreno, Sebastián Vegas, Stiven Barreiro, Tadeo Estrada (46′ Jordi Cortizo); Iván Rodríguez, Rodrigo Echeverría, Juan Pablo Domínguez (46′ Salvador Reyes), Daniel Arcila (46′ Fernando Beltrán); Ismael Díaz (89′ Rogelio Funes Mori), Diber Cambindo (71′ José Alvarado).
➡️ What’s coming for Chivas?
Guadalajaraafter two consecutive video games at residence, will go away the metropolis to play Matchday 12 towards Rayados de Monterrey in the Steel Giant.
➡️ What’s coming for León?
Lion He can have little time to work along with his new coach and on Saturday he’ll go to Atlético de San Luis in it Alfonso Lastras Stadium.
