The Corona stadium in the city of Torre\u00f3n will witness this match for the Guardianes 2021 between Santos Laguna and the always competitive Toluca.<\/p>\n
This match will be an exciting clash, as the team coached by Hern\u00e1n Cristante is going through a very complicated moment in the final stretch of the tournament, as during the last five matches they have not been able to return to victory and that currently places them in eighth place with 19 points.<\/p>\n
While the local Santos team continues to fight for a direct place in the final series, and despite the fact that they have not won in four matches, they will return home after two matches on the road with the aim of recovering their winning streak, as they are in fifth place with 22 points, one less than Puebla, which is in fourth place.<\/p>\n
Five interesting facts to keep in mind about the match:<\/p>\n
1. The home side of Santos, is on a four-game unbeaten streak at home to the Red Devils (3W 1D), since that loss to Toluca 1-4 on May 10, 2017.
\n2. Toluca has not managed to defeat Santos Laguna since the 2018 Apertura Tournament, when they defeated them 2-1 at the Nemesio Diez stadium, thus having three championships without a victory against Santos (2L 1D).
\n3. The Diablos Rojos have not won in six games (3L 2D) when they defeated Tigres UANL away with a score of 0-1.
\n4. Santos have conceded 5 goals in their last three home games, while they have been able to score 7 goals, and managed to accumulate six points (2W 1L).
\n5. In the last three meetings between the two sides at Corona Stadium, Santos Laguna and Toluca have scored 10 goals (8 Santos, 2 Toluca).<\/p>\n
A look at Santos Laguna and Toluca’s current affairs<\/p>\n
Santos Laguna: The team that lives in the city of Torre\u00f3n has not been able to win in its last three matches, where it has faced three great teams that are still fighting to ensure their qualification to the playoffs for the final series, with two defeats, 1-2 vs. Le\u00f3n and 1-0 against Quer\u00e9taro and a one-goal draw vs. Guadalajara, and against Toluca they will be looking for a victory to continue fighting for a direct place in the Final Series.<\/p>\n
You can watch the summary of Santos Laguna’s last match here:<\/p>\n