Toluca 2-3 Santos: final score
Santos beat Toluca 3-2 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 in Liga MX.
Goals: Federico Viñas 25', Paulinho 43', Ezequiel Bullaude 45'+1', Kevin Palacios 86', Francisco Villalba 90'+5'.
Toluca sit 4th on 22 points.
Santos sit 9th on 19 points.
Toluca have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Santos have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Toluca won 4, Santos won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Liga MX
- Start time
- Sunday, September 20, 2026, 8:00 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca
Match events
TOLSAN25'⚽Federico Viñas ast. Alexis Vega 1-0
38'Nicolás Castro
43'⚽Paulinho ast. Alexis Vega 2-0
45+1'⚽Ezequiel Bullaude 2-1
45+4'Antonio Mohamed
45+7'Everardo López
45+8'Facundo Cáseres
46'⇄▲ Fran Villalba ▼ Salvador Mariscal
46'⇄▲ Diego González ▼ Emmanuel Echeverría
66'⇄▲ Jorge Díaz ▼ Alexis Vega
66'⇄▲ Jesús Angulo ▼ Federico Viñas
69'⇄▲ Kevin Palacios ▼ Luis Gómez
69'⇄▲ Eduardo Aguirre ▼ Ezequiel Bullaude
75'⇄▲ Javier Güémez ▼ Facundo Cáseres
81'⇄▲ Luan ▼ Paulinho
86'⚽Kevin Palacios ast. Fran Villalba 2-2
90+1'⇄▲ Brian García ▼ Nicolás Castro
90+5'⚽Fran Villalba ast. Mauricio Cuevas 2-3
Live commentary
- Match ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 3.
- 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'+3'VAR Decision: No Goal Toluca 2-2 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'Handball by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
- 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'+1'Substitution, Toluca. Brian García replaces Nicolás Castro.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Javier Güémez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Pardo.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 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.
- 89'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 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.
- 88'Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).
- 88'Jorge Díaz (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87'Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
- 87'Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 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.
- 84'Attempt blocked. Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83'Attempt missed. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edher Segura.
- 82'Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 81'Substitution, Toluca. Luan replaces Paulinho.
- 80'Offside, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre is caught offside.
- 80'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 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.
- 78'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Bruno Méndez.
- 75'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Facundo Cáseres.
- 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.
- 74'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.
- 73'Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
- 72'Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72'Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
- 71'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.
- 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).
- 69'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
- 69'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Kevin Palacios replaces Luis Gómez.
- 69'Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 68'Attempt missed. Luis Gómez (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 67'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 67'Fran Villalba (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 66'Substitution, Toluca. Jesús Angulo replaces Federico Viñas.
- 66'Substitution, Toluca. Jorge Díaz replaces Alexis Vega.
- 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.
- 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.
- 62'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 57'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Santos Laguna).
- 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.
- 55'Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 55'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 51'Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 51'Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
- 49'Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
- 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.
- 45'Second Half begins Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.
- 45'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Fran Villalba replaces Salvador Mariscal.
- 45'Substitution, Santos Laguna. Diego González replaces Emmanuel Echeverría.
- 45'+9'First Half ends, Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1.
- 45'+8'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+8'Paulinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8'Foul by Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna).
- 45'+7'Everardo López (Toluca) is shown the red card.
- 45'+7'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Everardo López (Toluca).
- 45'+5'Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 45'+5'Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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'+1'Goal! Toluca 2, Santos Laguna 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 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.
- 42'Attempt blocked. Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 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.
- 41'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Edher Segura.
- 40'Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Luis García.
- 39'Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38'Nicolás Castro (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38'Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).
- 38'Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37'Attempt blocked. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37'Diego Barbosa (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37'Foul by Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna).
- 35'Federico Pereira (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna).
- 34'Attempt missed. Bruno Méndez (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 32'Foul by Federico Viñas (Toluca).
- 32'Facundo Cáseres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32'Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).
- 30'Offside, Santos Laguna. Esteban Lozano is caught offside.
- 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.
- 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.
- 25'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Emmanuel Echeverría.
- 22'Offside, Toluca. Bruno Méndez is caught offside.
- 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'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 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.
- 20'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 14'Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Gómez.
- 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.
- 12'Federico Viñas (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12'Foul by Felipe Sánchez (Santos Laguna).
- 10'Foul by Federico Pereira (Toluca).
- 10'Esteban Lozano (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Offside, Toluca. Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
- 8'Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
TOLSAN
General
46%Possession54%
6Big chances1
5Big chances missed0
6Corners7
Shots
24Total shots22
12Shots off target11
9Shots on target6
3Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
18Shots inside box12
6Shots outside box10
Expected goals (xG)
3.45xG1.86
3.22xG open play1.66
0.23xG set play0.19
3.45Non-penalty xG1.86
3.25xG on target (xGOT)1.60
Passes
439Passes515
361 (82%)Accurate passes435 (84%)
189Own half181
172Opposition half254
22 (40%)Accurate long balls29 (63%)
4 (29%)Accurate crosses5 (25%)
15Throw-ins22
39Touches in opposition box30
3Offsides2
Defence
24Tackles23
14Interceptions9
5Shot blocks2
24Clearances22
3Keeper saves7
Duels
57Duels won51
42 (51%)Ground duels won40 (49%)
15 (58%)Aerial duels won11 (42%)
6 (38%)Successful dribbles8 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
1Red cards0
9Fouls committed13
General
60%Possession40%
4Big chances1
3Big chances missed0
5Corners2
Shots
17Total shots7
8Shots off target1
6Shots on target3
3Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
13Shots inside box3
4Shots outside box4
Expected goals (xG)
2.66xG0.95
2.48xG open play0.86
0.18xG set play0.09
2.66Non-penalty xG0.95
3.13xG on target (xGOT)0.93
Passes
291Passes199
255 (88%)Accurate passes158 (79%)
129Own half107
126Opposition half51
10 (56%)Accurate long balls11 (55%)
3 (25%)Accurate crosses1 (25%)
8Throw-ins12
29Touches in opposition box4
2Offsides1
Defence
11Tackles17
10Interceptions5
3Shot blocks2
9Clearances14
2Keeper saves4
Duels
26Duels won28
19 (43%)Ground duels won25 (57%)
7 (70%)Aerial duels won3 (30%)
2 (29%)Successful dribbles3 (43%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
1Red cards0
5Fouls committed6
General
31%Possession69%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
1Corners5
Shots
7Total shots15
4Shots off target10
3Shots on target3
0Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box9
2Shots outside box6
Expected goals (xG)
0.78xG0.90
0.73xG open play0.80
0.05xG set play0.10
0.78Non-penalty xG0.90
0.12xG on target (xGOT)0.68
Passes
148Passes316
106 (72%)Accurate passes277 (88%)
60Own half74
46Opposition half203
12 (32%)Accurate long balls18 (69%)
1 (50%)Accurate crosses4 (25%)
7Throw-ins10
10Touches in opposition box26
1Offsides1
Defence
13Tackles6
4Interceptions4
2Shot blocks0
15Clearances8
1Keeper saves3
Duels
31Duels won23
23 (61%)Ground duels won15 (39%)
8 (50%)Aerial duels won8 (50%)
4 (44%)Successful dribbles5 (56%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed7
TolucaSantos
Expected goals (xG)
3.45–1.86
xG on target (xGOT)
3.25–1.60
Shots
24–22
Big chances
6–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Santos (22)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedToluca (24) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Alexis Vega
Toluca
Ratings
Toluca6.8
- 9.09Alexis VegaAA
- 7.926Paulinho⚽
- 7.62Diego Barbosa
- 7.68Nicolás Castro
- 7.516Federico Viñas⚽
- 6.96Federico Pereira
- 6.6205Edher Segura
- 6.510Jesús Angulo▲66'
- 6.220Jesús Gallardo
- 6.14Bruno Méndez
- 6.129Jorge Díaz▲66'
- 5.422Luis García
- 4.825Everardo López
Santos7.2
- 8.521Fran VillalbaA⚽▲46'
- 8.31Carlos Acevedo
- 8.310Ezequiel Bullaude⚽
- 8.23Mauricio CuevasA
- 8.025Felipe Sánchez
- 7.377Kevin Palacios⚽▲69'
- 7.218Franco Pardo
- 7.223Facundo Cáseres
- 6.819Eduardo Aguirre▲69'
- 6.77Diego González▲46'
- 6.68Salvador Mariscal
- 6.6193Luis Gómez
- 6.620Esteban Lozano
- 6.428Jonathan Pérez
- 6.36Javier Güémez▲75'
- 5.917Emmanuel Echeverría
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Toluca · Substitutes
- 29Jorge Díaz▲66'6.1
- 10Jesús Angulo▲66'6.5
- 13Luan▲81'
- 17Brian García▲90'
- 12Ronaldo Beltrán
- 19Santiago Simón
- 15Pável Pérez
- 198José Estrada
- 23Oswaldo Virgen
Manager: Antonio Mohamed
Santos · Substitutes
- 21Fran Villalba▲46'8.5
- 7Diego González▲46'6.7
- 77Kevin Palacios▲69'7.3
- 19Eduardo Aguirre▲69'6.8
- 6Javier Güémez▲75'6.3
- 33Héctor Holguín
- 22Kevin Picón
- 4Javier Abella
- 26Ramiro Sordo
- 14Efraín Orona
Manager: Renato Paiva
Last 5 games
Toluca
WLeón2-0Sep 2, 2026
WMonterrey2-0Sep 6, 2026
WAtlas5-2Sep 12, 2026
W@ Puebla1-0Sep 15, 2026
LSantos3-2Sep 20, 2026
Santos
L@ Puebla3-2Aug 22, 2026
DTigres UANL0-0Aug 29, 2026
L@ Cruz Azul1-0Sep 6, 2026
WFC Juárez2-1Sep 13, 2026
W@ Toluca3-2Sep 20, 2026
Head-to-head record
4
Toluca
0
Draws
1
Santos
Last meetings
Jan 14, 2026Toluca3 – 1Santos
Jul 16, 2025Santos2 – 4Toluca
Apr 6, 2025Toluca2 – 1Santos
Sep 22, 2024Santos2 – 0Toluca
Feb 21, 2024Toluca1 – 0Santos
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  América | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 27 | DWDWW |
| 2 |  Guadalajara | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 23 | DLDDW |
| 3 |  Cruz Azul | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 23 | LDDWW |
| 4 |  Toluca | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +10 | 22 | WWWWL |
| 5 |  León | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 21 | DWDLW |
| 6 |  Atlas | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 21 | DWDWL |
| 7 |  Monterrey | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 20 | WLDWW |
| 8 |  Queretaro | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 20 | DWWLL |
| 9 |  Santos | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 19 | LDLWW |
| 10 |  Atl. San Luis | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 19 | WLDWW |
| 11 |  Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 17 | DLDDD |
| 12 |  UNAM | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | DLDWL |
| 13 |  Puebla | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 16 | DLDDL |
| 14 |  Tigres | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 14 | LWWDL |
| 15 |  Atlante | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 14 | WLLWL |
| 16 |  Pachuca | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 13 | DLDLL |
| 17 |  Necaxa | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 10 | LDLLD |
| 18 |  Juárez | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -24 | 5 | LDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Toluca vs Santos?
Santos beat Toluca 3-2 on Sunday, September 20 (Liga MX).
Who scored in Toluca vs Santos?
Goals: Federico Viñas 25', Paulinho 43', Ezequiel Bullaude 45'+1', Kevin Palacios 86' and Francisco Villalba 90'+5'.
When do Toluca play next?
Toluca play León on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 PM (ET).
When do Santos play next?
Santos play Tijuana on Sunday, October 25 at 11:10 PM (ET).
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