The Santos Laguna Sentinel
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ramiro Sordo
Successful dribbles: 32. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Carlos Acevedo has been here 12 seasons
184 appearances across 12 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.
Market3 Aug 2026
Santos Laguna may not be able to give Cristian Dájome what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Cristian Dájome wants continental football; whether Santos Laguna can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Carlos Acevedo stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Carlos Acevedo and Santos Laguna agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Santos Laguna
Carlos Gruezo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Santos Laguna training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Cristian Dájome is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Market 36 months and counting on Carlos Acevedo
- Market Santos Laguna and Aldo López are talking past each other
- Market Juan Pablo Tejeda told to find a new club
- Match Point won or two lost for Santos Laguna?