Guadalajara Chivas beat Atlético San Luis 3-0 in the seventh round of the Liga MX Apertura at the Estadio Libertad Financiera on Friday evening. The away side took all three points, moving further clear in the table while the hosts remain rooted to the bottom section. And here's the thing — we had backed the home side for a win at 38 per cent confidence, but the match took a different turn entirely.
The opening moment came early, with Andrés Sánchez turning the ball into his own net in the sixth minute. Ricardo Marín added a second just four minutes later, and Richard Ledezma sealed the result with an eighth-goal in the 80th minute. Atlético San Luis managed four shots on target across the match but could not find the back of the net.
Substitutions started flowing from the 30th minute, with Anderson Duarte among the first to come off. Johan Caicedo received a yellow card in stoppage time before the break, and then Atlético San Luis made four changes in quick succession around the 71st minute. Ángel Sepúlveda and Hugo Camberos also came on for the visitors during that period.
The statistics tell a story of balance rather than dominance. Both teams held 50 per cent possession and completed roughly the same number of passes, though Atlético San Luis attempted more attacks overall. Guadalajara created two big chances compared to one for the hosts, and their goalkeeper made four saves against one.
The result leaves Atlético San Luis in 16th place with six points from seven games, while Chivas sit second on 14 points. The gap between them widens, and the hosts will need to turn things around quickly if they want to climb out of trouble.
