Jaguares vs Santos Laguna Match Preview
Jaguares and Santos Laguna will close out the first leg in Chiapas, with a hungry home team vying for their first crack at a championship in their eight year history in the first division.
Meanwhile, Santos Laguna was but a penalty kick away from crowning themselves in the last tournament, when they were beaten by Toluca from the spot and denied of the Bicentenario 2010 crown.
When these two met in Matchday 4, a lone strike was enough for Santos Laguna to beat Jaguares at the Territorio Santos Modelo, a result that Jaguares manager Jose Guadalupe Cruz no doubt has not forgotten.
Santos striker Christian Benitez was the tournament's top scorer with 14 goals, and will be specially watched by the Jaguares back line.
Jaguares vs Santos Laguna Match Report
Jaguares and Santos Laguna were unable to break a 1-1 tie that was cemented after the 33rd minute when Carlos Ochoa controlled an Alan Zamora pass and struck it past Oswaldo Sánchez.
Eleven minutes earlier, Daniel Ludueña passed to Fernando Arce in the box. Arce promptly put the visitors ahead and pressured Jose Guadalupe Cruz's team to stay in the series and avoid a big deficit going into the second leg at the Estadio Corona.
A draw or a positive result of any kind is enough to take Ruben Omar Romano's team through to the semifinals, and - as the third seed overall - potentially face a much weaker opponent in the bottom half of the seed bank.
The second half was dominated by the visitors, who took control of the possession and backed the Jaguars into their own half.