Match Report
The table read 9th (Juárez U20, 24 pts) against 8th (Santos Laguna U20, 26 pts), 2 points apart. The last five rounds placed Santos Laguna U20 no better than 26th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Juárez U20 1.06 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Santos Laguna U20 1.88 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.48.
Juárez U20 had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, with room for 21,000 spectators. Juárez U20 led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.




