Match Report
Cimarrones de Sonora went into the game 1st in the table on 31 points; Racing Porto Palmeiras sat 1st on 29 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Racing de Veracruz: only 68th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Cimarrones de Sonora 1.79 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Racing Porto Palmeiras 1.57 and 0.64, with the league averaging 1.47.
Racing Porto Palmeiras entered with four wins in a row.
The match was played at Estadio Héroe de Nacozari in Hermosillo (capacity 21,175). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cimarrones de Sonora led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.