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Jornada 9 · Sep 20

Toluca vs Santos Result: 2-3

Final score and essential match information for this Apertura 2026 fixture.

Jornada 9Final
Toluca logoTOL Toluca 2
FT
Santos logoSAN Santos 3
Full timeSep 20 · Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Date and timeSep 20Completed
USA TV / StreamingUnivision / UniM?s / TUDN / ViX1 confirmed listing
VenueEstadio Nemesio Díez RiegaToluca
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Final result

Toluca 2-3 Santos

Santos defeated Toluca 3-2 on September 20, 2026. The match was part of Jornada 9. It was played at Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega in Toluca.

The scoring record lists Federico Viñas for Toluca at 25', Paulinho for Toluca at 43', Ezequiel Bullaude for Santos at 45'+1', Kevin Palacios for Santos at 86', and Francisco Villalba for Santos at 90'+5'.

Toluca recorded 45.9% possession and 24 total shots, while Santos had 54.1% possession and 22 shots.

Score breakdown

Toluca vs Santos Half-Time and Full-Time Score

Half-timeToluca 2-1 Santos
Full-timeToluca 2-3 Santos
Match statusFT
Goals and key moments

Toluca 2-3 Santos: Goals and Match Timeline

Who scored and what happened?

25'Goal - Header · Federico Viñas (Toluca)For/replaced: Alexis VegaGoal! Toluca 1, Santos Laguna 0. Federico Viñas (Toluca) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
38'Yellow Card · Nicolás Castro (Toluca)Nicolás Castro (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'Goal · Paulinho (Toluca)For/replaced: Alexis VegaGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
45'+1'Goal · Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos)Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
45'+7'Red Card · Everardo López (Toluca)Everardo López (Toluca) is shown the red card.
45'+8'Yellow Card · Facundo Cáseres (Santos)Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution · Diego González (Santos)For/replaced: Emmanuel EcheverríaSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Diego González replaces Emmanuel Echeverría.
45'Substitution · Francisco Villalba (Santos)For/replaced: Salvador MariscalSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Fran Villalba replaces Salvador Mariscal.
66'Substitution · Jorge Díaz (Toluca)For/replaced: Alexis VegaSubstitution, Toluca. Jorge Díaz replaces Alexis Vega.
66'Substitution · Jesús Angulo (Toluca)For/replaced: Federico ViñasSubstitution, Toluca. Jesús Angulo replaces Federico Viñas.
69'Substitution · Kevin Palacios (Santos)For/replaced: Luis GómezSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Kevin Palacios replaces Luis Gómez.
69'Substitution · Eduardo Aguirre (Santos)For/replaced: Ezequiel BullaudeSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
75'Substitution · Javier Güemez (Santos)For/replaced: Facundo CáseresSubstitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Facundo Cáseres.
81'Substitution · Luan (Toluca)For/replaced: PaulinhoSubstitution, Toluca. Luan replaces Paulinho.
86'Goal · Kevin Palacios (Santos)For/replaced: Francisco VillalbaGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 2. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
90'+1'Substitution · Brian García (Toluca)For/replaced: Nicolás CastroSubstitution, Toluca. Brian García replaces Nicolás Castro.
90'+5'Goal · Francisco Villalba (Santos)For/replaced: Mauricio CuevasGoal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.
Full-time statistics

Toluca vs Santos Match Stats

Possession, shots, passing and defending

TolucaStatisticSantos
45.9%Possession54.1%
24Total shots22
9Shots on target6
3Blocked shots5
6Corners7
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
3Offsides2
3Saves7
80%Pass completion80%
361/439Completed/total passes435/515
4/14Accurate/total crosses6/21
16/24Won/total tackles13/23
14Interceptions9
23Clearances22
Top performers

Toluca vs Santos Key Players

These players led their team in the main full-time stat categories supplied for this match.

Toluca match leaders

  • Total ShotsPaulinho7 · 4 SOG, 2.05 xG
  • Accurate PassesNicolás Castro56 · 61 PASS, 1 BCC
  • Defensive InterventionsFederico Pereira16 · 2 TKLW, 9 DUELW
  • SavesLuis García3 · 6 SOGA, 1.86 xGC

Santos match leaders

  • Total ShotsEzequiel Bullaude5 · 3 SOG, 0.97 xG
  • Accurate PassesFacundo Cáseres67 · 78 PASS, 0 BCC
  • Defensive InterventionsFelipe Sanchez20 · 3 TKLW, 7 DUELW
  • SavesCarlos Acevedo7 · 9 SOGA, 3.45 xGC
Starting XIs and benches

Toluca vs Santos Lineups and Formations

Toluca (4-1-3-2)

  1. #22 Luis GarcíaG
  2. #25 Everardo LópezCD-L
  3. #6 Federico PereiraCD-R
  4. #205 Edher Guadalupe Segura TéllezSW
  5. #20 Jesús GallardoLB
  6. #4 Bruno MéndezRB
  7. #8 Nicolás CastroCM
  8. #9 Alexis VegaLM
  9. #2 Diego ZaragozaRM
  10. #26 PaulinhoCF-L
  11. #16 Federico ViñasCF-R
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  • #13 Luan
  • #17 Brian García
  • #29 Jorge Díaz
  • #10 Jesús Angulo
  • #19 Santiago Simón
  • #198 Jose Estrada
  • #23 Oswaldo Virgen
  • #12 Ronaldo Dimas
  • #15 Pável Pérez

Santos (5-4-1)

  1. #1 Carlos AcevedoG
  2. #18 Franco PardoCD
  3. #25 Felipe SanchezCD-L
  4. #28 Jonathan PérezCD-R
  5. #17 Emmanuel EcheverríaLB
  6. #3 Mauricio CuevasRB
  7. #23 Facundo CáseresCM-L
  8. #8 Salvador MariscalCM-R
  9. #193 Luis GómezLM
  10. #10 Ezequiel BullaudeRM
  11. #20 Esteban LozanoF
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  • #7 Diego GonzálezSUB
  • #22 Kevin PicónSUB
  • #14 Efraín OronaSUB
  • #26 Ramiro SordoSUB
  • #6 Javier GüemezSUB
  • #21 Francisco VillalbaSUB
  • #77 Kevin PalaciosSUB
  • #33 Hector Holguin PerezSUB
  • #4 José AbellaSUB
  • #19 Eduardo AguirreSUB
Match information

Toluca vs Santos Attendance, Venue and Referee

Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca.

Officials: Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez (Referee).

Match facts are cross-checked against the ESPN match record. The final score stored by this site remains the result shown at the top.

Play-by-play

Toluca vs Santos Minute-by-Minute Commentary

Open the match log for the latest 130 recorded play-by-play updates. The goals, cards and substitutions are summarized above for faster reading.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
1'Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'Attempt blocked. Edher Segura (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
3'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Jonathan Pérez.
3'Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross.
3'Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'Foul by Federico Viñas (Toluca).
4'Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
6'Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
7'Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
8'Attempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Diego Barbosa.
8'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
9'Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
10'Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).
12'Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).
12'Federico Viñas (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13'Attempt missed. Edher Segura (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Vega following a set piece situation.
14'Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Gómez.
16'Attempt saved. Diego Barbosa (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Federico Viñas.
17'Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
18'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis García (Toluca).
20'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
22'Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Alexis Vega with a through ball.
22'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
22'Attempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
22'Offside, Toluca. Bruno Méndez is caught offside.
25'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Emmanuel Echeverría.
25'Goal! Toluca 1, Santos Laguna 0. Federico Viñas (Toluca) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
27'Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Castro following a fast break.
30'Offside, Santos Laguna. Esteban Lozano is caught offside.
32'Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).
32'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'Foul by Federico Viñas (Toluca).
34'Attempt missed. Bruno Méndez (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
35'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
35'Federico Pereira (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'Foul by Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna).
37'Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37'Attempt blocked. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
38'Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38'Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).
38'Nicolás Castro (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39'Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.
41'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.
42'Attempt missed. Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude with a cross.
42'Attempt blocked. Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43'Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
45'Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
45'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1'Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
45'+5'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis García (Toluca).
45'+5'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5'Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
45'+7'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Everardo López (Toluca).
45'+7'Everardo López (Toluca) is shown the red card.
45'+8'Foul by Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna).
45'+8'Paulinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+8'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+9'First Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.
45'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Diego González replaces Emmanuel Echeverría.
45'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Fran Villalba replaces Salvador Mariscal.
45'Second Half begins Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.
48'Attempt missed. Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.
49'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
49'Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
50'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51'Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
52'Attempt missed. Franco Pardo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude following a set piece situation.
54'Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulinho following a fast break.
55'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55'Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
56'Attempt missed. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Gómez with a cross.
57'Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna).
57'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
64'Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Federico Viñas with a headed pass.
65'Attempt missed. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Esteban Lozano.
66'Substitution, Toluca. Jorge Díaz replaces Alexis Vega.
66'Substitution, Toluca. Jesús Angulo replaces Federico Viñas.
67'Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
67'Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
68'Attempt missed. Luis Gómez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
69'Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
69'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Kevin Palacios replaces Luis Gómez.
69'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
71'Attempt saved. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis García (Toluca).
71'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.
72'Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
72'Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73'Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
74'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.
75'Attempt missed. Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.
75'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Facundo Cáseres.
78'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Bruno Méndez.
80'Attempt blocked. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a headed pass.
80'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
80'Offside, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre is caught offside.
81'Substitution, Toluca. Luan replaces Paulinho.
82'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
82'Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'Attempt missed. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edher Segura.
84'Attempt blocked. Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84'Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
86'Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 2. Kevin Palacios (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
87'Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
88'Jorge Díaz (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).
89'Attempt saved. Diego Barbosa (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Bruno Méndez.
89'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
89'Attempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a cross following a corner.
90'Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
90'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Javier Güémez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Pardo.
90'+1'Substitution, Toluca. Brian García replaces Nicolás Castro.
90'+2'Attempt saved. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna).
90'+3'Handball by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
90'+3'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
90'+3'VAR Decision: No Goal Toluca 2-2 Santos Laguna.
90'+5'Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3. Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.
Match ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.
Match context

Toluca vs Santos: Round and Standings

This match belongs to Jornada 9 of Apertura 2026. Toluca is the home club and Santos is the visitor.

It is fixture 9 in Toluca's listed Apertura route. For Santos, it is listed match 9 of the tournament. These sequence numbers are calculated from the current schedule and update if the feed adds or reschedules a fixture.

Standings are the site's latest tournament snapshot, not necessarily the table as it stood on the match date.

Latest completed matches

Toluca and Santos Recent Form: Last Five Results

Use the W-D-L markers and scores to see how both teams arrived at this matchup.

Toluca last five matches

W2026-09-032-0 vs LeónSemifinals
W2026-09-072-0 vs MonterreyFinal
W2026-09-125-2 vs AtlasTorneo Apertura
W2026-09-161-0 vs PueblaTorneo Apertura
L2026-09-213-2 vs SantosTorneo Apertura

Santos last five matches

L2026-08-233-2 vs PueblaTorneo Apertura
D2026-08-300-0 vs Tigres UANLTorneo Apertura
L2026-09-061-0 vs Cruz AzulTorneo Apertura
W2026-09-142-1 vs FC JuarezTorneo Apertura
W2026-09-213-2 vs TolucaTorneo Apertura
Previous meetings in this schedule

Toluca vs Santos Head-to-Head Results

Recent meetings supplied with the completed match record are listed below. Scores are shown home team first.

2026-01-15 · Torneo ClausuraToluca 3-1 Santos
2025-07-17 · Torneo AperturaSantos 2-4 Toluca
2025-04-07 · Torneo ClausuraToluca 2-1 Santos
2024-09-23 · Torneo AperturaSantos 2-0 Toluca
2024-02-22 · Torneo ClausuraToluca 1-0 Santos

How to Read This Liga MX Match Report

Start with the goals and key moments

The timeline lists the scoring plays, cards and substitutions in match order. Use it for a quick explanation of how the 2-3 result developed.

Compare the full-time team statistics

Possession, shots, passing and defensive actions show where each side had the advantage. These are recorded match totals, not predictions or subjective player ratings.

Use form and standings as context

Recent scores and the latest table help place this result in the wider Liga MX season. The standings may include matches played after this fixture.

Toluca vs Santos FAQ

What was the Toluca vs Santos final score?

Toluca 2-3 Santos was the full-time result on Sep 20.

Who scored in Toluca vs Santos?

Federico Viñas scored for Toluca in the 25', assisted by Alexis Vega; Paulinho scored for Toluca in the 43', assisted by Alexis Vega; Ezequiel Bullaude scored for Santos in the 45'+1'; Kevin Palacios scored for Santos in the 86', assisted by Francisco Villalba; Francisco Villalba scored for Santos in the 90'+5', assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.

What were the key match stats?

Toluca had 45.9% possession and 24 shots; Santos had 54.1% possession and 22 shots.

Where was the match played and what was the attendance?

The match was played at Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega in Toluca.

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