Gabriel Caballero had a painful debut on the (Mazatlan) bench, which came in a 1-2 loss to the Lions at Kraken Stadium.
After the duel that took place on the 11th day of the closing ceremony of 2022. The goals were scored by Santiago Colombato and Santiago Omenio for the tourists, with Roberto Meraz scoring for the local team.
Esmeralda took the lead on a 39th-minute goal when Teixeira made a great combination with Mosquera, who for the first time intentionally pushed a winger halfway up the pitch, allowing Santiago Colombato to push the ball into the net and blow up the bench.
The Beast smelled blood and didn't let his guard down, so a few minutes later Santiago Omenio scored his first goal in a league match against Esmeralda after 26 games. Thanks to a good shot from Victor Day, denied Peru, who led 2-0 at halftime.
In the second match, Santiago Ormeno scored an offside goal shortly after the opening kickoff by a Mazatlan, who put Gabriel Caballero on the board with a header from inside Roberto Meraz's 56-minute zone to bring Gabriel Caballero ) to pull his team closer.
Striker Victor Davila received his fifth yellow poker card, so he will miss the duel with, while Gabriel Caballero will have a week to work with after making his debut as a Mazatlan technician.