Chivas and the Chivahermanos made sure home-field advantage counted at Estadio AKRON! With an outstanding performance from start to finish, Guadalajara rolled past Atlante 4-2 on Saturday night in Matchday 15 of Apertura 2026. The win marked the team's third straight victory and brought its tally to 29 points, keeping El Rebaño Sagrado firmly in the race for first place in the standings.
Santiago Sandoval led the charge with a brace, while Efraín Álvarez delivered another impressive performance and chipped in with a goal of his own. Daniel Aguirre also got on the scoresheet as Gabriel Milito's men overwhelmed the visitors with their trademark high-energy style and clinical finishing, sending La Fortaleza Rojiblanca into a frenzy.
Next up for Guadalajara is a trip to face León on Sunday, November 8, at Estadio Nou Camp. Chivas will look to keep their unbeaten away record intact and pick up three more points to mathematically secure a spot in the Liguilla, while continuing their push to take sole possession of first place.
The goals
- Sandoval gets the party started! Just 8 minutes in, Santiago Sandoval brought La Casa de los Mexicanos to its feet! The play began with a clearance from Luis Romo, and after the ball bounced inside the box, the young Chivas attacker caught Atlante's defense off guard, won possession and unleashed a powerful cross-goal strike that found the back of the net.
- What a team goal from Chivas! In the 34th minute, the Rebaño Sagrado showed off some brilliant combination play. Richy Ledezma got things going with a pass to Roberto Alvarado, who played a first-time ball to Daniel Aguirre. With plenty of space inside the box, Aguirre blasted it home. Straight into the back of the net!
- Santi strikes again! In the 54th minute, Efraín Álvarez delivered a perfectly weighted ball from deep, leaving Sandoval one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The Chivas youngster rose to meet it and nodded the ball home to complete his brace.
- In the 59th minute, Martín Sarrafiore found the ball inside the box and took his chance to pull one back for the Potros.
- Efra, take a bow! In the 64th minute, Álvarez pounced on a mistake as Atlante tried to play out from the back, took possession, weaved past three defenders and fired a low shot from the edge of the box that snuck inside the right post. What a goal!
- In the 81st minute, Jhojan Julio converted from the penalty spot after a VAR review resulted in a penalty being awarded.
The big chances
- CHIVAS CAME OUT FIRING! In the 5th minute, Efraín Álvarez and Luis Romo linked up beautifully in a move that nearly produced the opening goal of the night.
- SO CLOSE TO A SECOND! In the 18th minute, Luis Romo tried his luck with a long-range effort from near the halfway line that ended up at Richy Ledezma's feet. The Chivas player controlled the ball and laid it off to Santiago Sandoval, who tried to keep the attack alive, but Atlante's defense managed to break up the play.
- TALA TO THE RESCUE! In the 21st minute, the Potros looked to hit back and nearly found the equalizer, but Raúl Rangel came up with a timely save to keep Chivas in front.
- ANOTHER CLOSE CALL! In the 25th minute, Luis Romo found Santiago Sandoval, who combined with Efraín Álvarez to create another dangerous opportunity. The Chivas midfielder finished the move with a shot that went off target.
- WHAT A SAVE BY TALA! In the 31st minute, Raúl Rangel pulled off a spectacular point-blank stop. The Chivas goalkeeper showed lightning-fast reflexes to deny Atlante's No. 11, whose shot was headed toward the bottom-left corner.
- SANDOVAL GOES HUNTING FOR HIS SECOND! In the 40th minute, Daniel Aguirre joined the attack and whipped in a cross that Santiago Sandoval met with a header. The ball went agonizingly close to giving Guadalajara its third goal of the night.
Guadalajara 4-2 Atlante
(Santiago Sandoval 8' and 54', Daniel Aguirre 34' and Efraín Álvarez 64')
(Martín Sarrafiore 59' and Jhojan Julio 81')
Matchday 15 | Apertura 2026
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
Estadio AKRON
Starting lineups
- Guadalajara: 1 José Rangel; 23 Daniel Aguirre, 3 Diego Campillo, 5 Bryan González; 37 Richard Ledezma, 28 Fernando González, 6 Omar Govea (Kevin Castañeda, 70'), 7 Luis Romo (Luis Rey, 63'), 10 Efraín Álvarez (Brian Gutiérrez, 70'), 30 Santiago Sandoval (Ricardo Marín, 63') and 25 Roberto Alvarado.
Head coach: Gabriel Milito.
- Atlante: 1 Óscar Jiménez; 6 Juan Carrera, 32 Diogo Bagui (AM, 28'; Eduardo Tercero, 46'), 44 Aarón Quiroz; 8 Eugenio Pizzuto (Evan, 37'), 25 Martín Fernández (Luis Puente, 71'), 19 Luis Calzadilla, 29 Walter Portales, 30 Martín Sarrafiore (Maximiliano García, 71'), 11 Joaquín Moxica and 7 Jhojan Julio Palacios.
Head coach: Miguel Herrera.
