Goals and Highlights
96'
It's over! Necaxa surprises and makes it three for three in their visit to Torreón.
88'
Close! A shot that Alexis Peña ends up rejecting, preventing them from shooting at Usain's goal.
82'
Goal, goal, goal for Santos! Harold Preciado shot from the eleven steps and scored the second.
80'
Penalty kick in favor of Santos! After a handball by the Necaxa defender, the referee signals the penalty.
78'
Santos changes. Ocejo and Prieto replace Vergara and Campos.
75'
Preciado managed to get out of the way of two players, shot, but the ball ended up going wide.
71'
Few emotions in this second half, Santos has appeared very little.
70'
Goal, goal, goal for Santos! Preciado scores for the home team.
67'
Goal, goal, goal for Necaxa! Peña scores the fifth of the night, Santos doesn't show up.
63'
Goal, goal, goal for Necaxa! Arce's powerful shot on goal ends up in the back of the net.
59'
Vergara's shot, but the ball is rejected.
51'
Goal, goal, goal for Necaxa! Alejandro Andrade sends in a tremendous shot to score the third.
49'
Goal, goal, goal for Necaxa! After a cross, Monreal takes advantage of the ball and sends in a lethal header for the second goal.
46'
The action resumes for the second half.
45'
Changes for both teams. Medina replaces Rodríguez for Santos. Necaxa substituted Usain and Monreal for Gudiño and Méndez.
45+13'
First half ends, Necaxa stays on top.
45+6'
Preciado fails to find the ball to tie the game.
45+2'
Lajud keeps the ball out of danger.
41'
Nothing! The referee determines that there is no penalty in favor of Santos.
39'
VAR! A possible penalty kick in favor of Santos is reviewed.
31'
Goal, goal, goal for Necaxa! Andrade's header into the goal ends up going in for the first.
24'
Necaxa exchange. Sale Chancellor by Montes.
21'
Jurado's cross, but Lajud ends up deflecting the ball.
15'
Santos was looking for his first of the night, but Chancellor made a ball and prevented the shot.
9'
Despite both teams looking for the rival goal, they were unable to generate danger.
9'
The last game of day 9 is played.
Necaxa: LineUp
R. Gudiño; A. Peña, J. Rodríguez, J. Cortés, J. Chancellor; H. Jurado, A. Andrade, B. Garnica, F. Arce; E. Méndez, F. Batista.
Santos: LineUp
G. Lajud; O. Campos, M. Dória, F. Torres, I. Govea; P. Aquino, D. Vergara, A. Cervantes, E. Rodríguez; H. Preciado, J. Brunetta.
To the court!
Both teams are already on the field warming up before kickoff.
At home
Santos has already arrived at the stadium and will be looking to play a great game and score goals and minutes in this match.
Arrived
Necaxa is already at the TSM, the team from Aguascalientes urgently needs to win.
It won't be long now!
Less than an hour to go until the start of this important match, which closes the ninth round.
What a thing!
Necaxa has only been able to achieve draws, so they are currently in last place with four points, so they need to make a splash and make it three out of three.
Here's to another victory!
Santos is in eleventh place in the general table with 11 points, the result of three wins, two ties and three defeats.
Closing of the day!
This match will bring day 9 of the Liga MX Apertura 2023 to a close, both teams are in need of points and will go all out to give a great match.
Watch out here!
Necaxa has not managed to win so far in the tournament, in this match they will be looking to give a great duel and score goals in this match.
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Channels for Santos vs Necaxa online
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What time is Santos vs Necaxa matchday 1 of the Europa League?
This is the kickoff time for the Santos vs Necaxa match on September 23, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 21:05 hours
Bolivia: 20:05 hours
Brazil: 20:05 hours
Chile: 21:05 hours
Colombia: 9:05 p.m.
Ecuador: 21:05 hours
United States: 22:05 hours PT and 00:05 hours ET
Mexico: 20:05 hours
Paraguay: 21:05 hours
Peru: 20:05 hours
Uruguay: 00:05 hours
Venezuela: 20:05 hours
Japan: 00:05 hours
India: 01:05 a.m.
Nigeria: 1:05 p.m.
South Africa: 1:05 p.m.
Australia: 13:05 hours
United Kingdom ET: 3:05 p.m.
Santos Quotes
Félix Torres spoke ahead of the match: "The fans always get to meet historic players who have been an important part of the Club. Every time a former player comes here, it's a great experience, so this Sunday we're going to enjoy them and the joy of winning.
"It will be a good match for us, thinking about turning the page, facing it with a lot of responsibility, so we have to get the three points, make Estadio Corona a fortress. We have to start to make ourselves felt, to give joy to our fans and score points, because we want to be at the top of the table."
"We are working to get the three points at home. It is something that characterizes us, and the reality is that we need that streak of three wins in a row at home. We want to keep adding and also keep our clean sheet."
"It was a very nice return to a high-level competition. It's something that will help us meet the challenge and dream of reaching the 2026 World Cup.
Necaxa's last roster
R. Gudiño; J. Cortés, A. Peña, J. Chancellor, A. Oliveros; B. Garnica, F. Arce, A. Andrade, H. Jurado; E. Méndez, F. Batista.
Last Santos roster
G. Lajud; O. Campos, M. Dória, F. Torres, I. Govea; A. López, D. Vergara, A. Cervantes, E. Rodríguez; H. Preciado, J. Brunetta.
How is Necaxa doing?
Necaxa arrives to this match in a very bad shape, the team from Aguascalientes has not managed to win and tied to one goal against Juárez, so they need to win urgently.
How are Santos coming in?
Santos arrives to this match after losing three goals to two against Pachuca, Repetto's team urgently needs to win three and get out of their slump.
The Santos vs Necaxa match will be played at TSM Stadium.
The Santos vs Necaxa match will be played at the TSM Stadium, located in Torreón, Coahuila. The stadium has a capacity for 18,000 people.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers!
Welcome to the Santos vs Necaxa commentary, corresponding to Matchday 9 of the Liga MX Apertura 2023. The match will take place at the TSM Stadium at 8:05pm.