The Santos Laguna Sentinel
Squad18 Feb 2030
A one-man rearguard from Carlos Acevedo
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match16 Feb 2030
Santos Laguna run riot against Puebla
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad18 Feb 2030
Haret Ortega is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.56 with 21 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad18 Feb 2030
Jordan Carrillo out for 22 days
The medical room confirms 22 days on the sidelines for Jordan Carrillo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad18 Feb 2030
Ezequiel Bullaude in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Santos Laguna this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings18 Feb 2030
Ramiro Sordo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings18 Feb 2030
A masterclass from Ezequiel Bullaude
Marked 9.61 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings18 Feb 2030
One of those days for Haret Ortega
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.46, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings18 Feb 2030
Nothing got past Oscar Fraulo
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 20 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
In brief
- Market Ezequiel Bullaude linked with a move away
- Market Santos Laguna pick up Youssef Ortiz for nothing
- Market Eduardo placed on the list