Santos Laguna defeated Querétaro 3-1 in matchday 15 of the 2025 Apertura in Liga MX, played at Estadio TSM Corona. Goals from Jesús Ocejo, Kevin Palacios, and Fran Villalba secured the win for the home team, now at 17 points. The loss leaves Querétaro in a tough spot in the standings.
The match between Santos and Querétaro took place on Sunday, October 26, at 19:00 hours at Estadio TSM Corona in Torreón. Both teams arrived with 14 points, Santos in 13th place and Querétaro in 14th due to goal difference, in a direct fight for the Play-In.
Santos lined up Acevedo, Amione, Abella, Ortega, Balanta, López, Güemez, Palacios, Villalba, Sordo, and Ocejo. Querétaro started with Allison, Mendoza, Reyes, Venegas, Perlaza, Homenchenko, Palacios, Rodríguez, Zapata, Bogarín, and Coronel.
The first half ended 2-0 for Santos. At minute 22, Jesús Ocejo opened the scoring with a header: '¡GOLAZO DE CABEZA! Ocejo se eleva y la manda al fondo para adelantar a Santos', reported TUDN. At 39, Kevin Palacios scored the second on a rebound: '¡LO TUVO DOS VECES Y NO FALLÓ! Palacios aprovecha el rebote y anota el segundo de Santos'.
In the second half, Querétaro pulled one back at 60 with a goal from substitute Aldahir Pérez: '¡GRAVE ERROR EN LA SALIDA! Aldahir Pérez aprovecha y mete a Gallos de nuevo en el partido'. However, at 68, Fran Villalba converted a penalty after VAR review: '¡PENAL Y GOL! Villalba define con frialdad desde el manchón tras la falta sobre Sordo'.
Yellow cards went to Jhojan Julio (25'), Kevin Palacios (36'), Rodrigo Bogarín (43'), Diego Reyes (45') from Querétaro, and Lucas Rodríguez (72'). Substitutions included Aldahir Pérez for Diego Reyes (45'), Diego Medina for Kevin Palacios (77'), and Jordan Carrillo and Nelson Cedillo for Aldo López and Fran Villalba (83').
With this win, Santos reaches 17 points and controls its own fate for Play-In qualification, while Querétaro falls further behind. The match was broadcast on VIX Premium.