The Cantera Rojiblanca was back in action this morning, hosting Atlante at Gigantera for Matchday 15 of the Apertura 2026. Guadalajara's youth teams came away with a win and a draw against the Potros, picking up valuable points as the regular season approaches its final stretch.
We know the Nación Rojiblanca always keeps a close eye on our young academy players. That's why we've put together a recap of both matches.
U21
Pure ADN Rojiblanco! Chivas U21 showed its fighting spirit, coming from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over Atlante at Gigantera.
The match got off to a difficult start for the Rojiblancos, who fell behind in the 21st minute. However, Luis Arce's squad refused to back down and found the equalizer in the 40th minute through Hugo Mata.
Guadalajara kept pushing for the winner and was rewarded in the 70th minute when Uziel Vargas, making his first appearance for the U21 team, found the back of the net to complete the comeback and secure all three points.
With this result, Chivas reached 23 points and moved into seventh place in the overall standings.
Chivas 2-1 Atlante
Matchday 15 | Apertura 2026
Referee: Karol Jesús Zamudio Ulloa
Gigantera
Chivas: 190 Robinho Romero, 195 Diego Rosales, 214 Yohan Orozco, 184 Emiliano Rodríguez, 196 Diego Covarrubias, 217 Hugo Mata, 254 Jorge Lewis, 255 Gerson Gutiérrez, 18 Jonathan Pérez, 198 Gael García, 199 Anwar Ben Rhouma.
Head Coach: Luis Arce
Atlante: 198 Carlos García, 20 Gilberto Adame, 27 Armando Escobar, 194 Diego Mendoza, 200 Emiliano Espinoza, 202 Gerardo Serralde, 17 Leonardo Mejía, 201 Jorge Landeros, 24 Ari Contreras, 181 Sebastián Bucio, 185 Vladimir Cisneros.
Head Coach: Ricardo Carbajal
U19
Meanwhile, Chivas U19 battled Atlante in a closely contested matchup that ended in a 2-2 draw at Gigantera.
The Rojiblancos came out determined to take all three points and broke the deadlock in the 39th minute through Leonardo Ramírez. The same player doubled Guadalajara's lead in the 48th minute, putting his team in a strong position to secure the victory.
However, Atlante fought back with two late goals to level the score. Although the Rebaño pushed to regain the lead, time ran out, and the teams had to settle for a draw. The Rebaño Sagrado went on to claim the extra point by winning the penalty shootout.
With those two points, the Rebaño moved up to 32 points and climbed into third place in the overall standings.
Chivas (5) 2-2 (4) Atlante
Matchday 15 | Apertura 2026
Referee: Diego Alberto Hernández Miramontes
Gigantera
Chivas: 241 Hugo Juárez, 188 Leonardo Ramírez, 193 Jared De León, 233 Dilan Ruiz, 235 Alvin Hernández, 237 Santiago Hernández, 242 Landon Zúñiga, 245 Joseph González, 270 Aldrin Mariaca, 276 Jesús Mendoza, 274 Aarón Correa.
Head Coach: Alberto Ascencio
Atlante: 250 Fabrizio Serrano, 192 Alexander Felipe, 236 Ocelotl González, 246 Kenny Sandoval, 286 Varanni Molina, 188 Diego Monárrez, 190 Brandon Hernández, 232 Emanuel Díaz, 309 Joshua Godoy, 240 Jorge Solís, 251 Cristopher Rodríguez.
Head Coach: Carlos Rodríguez
