Atlético San Luis secured a 3-1 victory over Necaxa in the Apertura ninth round of the Liga MX at the Estadio Libertad Financiera on 19 September 2026. The hosts took all three points against the visitors from Morelos, extending a run that had seen them lose their last two outings before this match.
Julián Carranza opened the scoring in the tenth minute, and Felipe Mora doubled the advantage just before the quarter-hour mark. Necaxa had a chance to respond but Christopher Andrade turned the ball into his own net in the fifty-fourth minute, giving San Luis a comfortable cushion before the break.
The second half was mostly about managing the lead. Eduardo Aguila added a fourth goal in the eighty-first minute to set the final score. Both sides made several changes around the hour mark, with Necaxa bringing on Kevin Ante, Javier Ruiz and Agustin Oliveros, while San Luis replaced Felipe Mora and brought on Rafael Llorente, David Rodriguez and Juan Valencia.
and here's the thing — we had called for a home win with moderate confidence before kickoff. The prediction held up, but not through dominance. San Luis were solid, not spectacular, and that is enough when you are fighting to climb out of the lower half of the table.
The statistics tell a clear story. San Luis held 59 per cent possession and registered 102 attacks compared to 94 for Necaxa. Expected goals favoured the hosts 1.72 to 0.64, and their five shots on target against three for the visitors reflected the difference in quality. Necaxa made more clearances, 22 to 13, which suggests they spent more time defending their penalty area.
By then the gap between the two sides was visible in the standings. San Luis sit thirteenth with nine points from nine games, while Necaxa remain fifteenth on eight points. A win does not pull them clear of trouble, but it breaks a pattern of results that had been heading in the wrong direction for both teams.
