La Cantera Rojiblanca is ready for a new round of matches in its respective categories, aiming to continue proudly representing the Guadalajara DNA. The U-21 and U-19 teams will host Tijuana at Verde Valle, while the U-17 and U-15 sides will face Monterrey at La Gigantera. Meanwhile, the Women's U-19 team will do the same against Rayados at the Sports Arena.
We know that the Rojiblanca Nation closely follows the growth of Mexico's best youth academy. That's why we're bringing you all the details of the matches that Guadalajara's youth teams will play this weekend.
U-21Chivas vs Tijuana U-21Matchday 5 | Apertura 2026August 22 | 9:00 AMVerde Valle
U-19 (Men's)Chivas vs TijuanaMatchday 5 | Apertura 2026August 22 | 11:30 AMVerde Valle
U-19 (Women's)Chivas vs Rayados de MonterreyMatchday 6 | Apertura 2026August 22 | 11:00 AMSports Arena Stadium

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Santiago Sandoval could not have asked for a better return to Chivas' first-team setup. After an impressive run with the Mexico U-20 National Team at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, the Rojiblanco academy product returned to the squad with the same confidence, talent and ability to make a difference that have made him one of Guadalajara's most promising young players.
Most importantly, his return has gone beyond simply making a good impression. In his last 2 appearances, Sandoval has directly contributed to Chivas' victories, proving that he is a player capable of changing the course of a match even when coming off the bench.
His return came in the final match of the Leagues Cup against Seattle Sounders. He came on as a substitute and, with only a few minutes on the pitch, found himself inside the box to connect with a header and score the goal that ultimately proved decisive in Chivas' victory.
But if that performance was the first glimpse of his impact after returning from the U-20 Championship, what happened against Santos Laguna confirmed that it was no coincidence. In Matchweek 4 of the Apertura 2026, Sandoval came on in the 53rd minute and once again needed very little time to become a key figure. He was active throughout his time on the pitch and created dangerous situations, eventually winning the penalty that led to the goal with which Guadalajara defeated Los Guerreros 0-1.
2 matches, 2 wins and 2 different ways of making an impact. Against Seattle, with a goal. Against Santos, through his movement, his reading of the game and an individual play that ultimately led to the decisive penalty.

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Santiago Sandoval's return to the Chivas setup could not have gone better. After a standout showing with the Mexico U-20 National Team at the Concacaf U-20 Championship, the rojiblanco academy product rejoined the team with the same confidence, talent, and ability to make a difference that have made him one of Guadalajara's most promising young players.
And most importantly, that return has not been limited to just positive impressions. In his 2 most recent matches, Sandoval has left a direct mark on El Rebaño's victories, proving that he is a player capable of changing the course of a game even when coming off the bench.
His return came in the closing stages of the Leagues Cup match against the Seattle Sounders. He came on as a substitute and, with only a few minutes on the field, appeared in the box to head home a goal that ultimately proved crucial in giving Chivas the win.
But if that performance was an early sign of his impact after returning from the U-20 Championship, what happened against Santos Laguna confirmed it was no fluke. On Matchday 4 of the Apertura 2026, Sandoval came on in the 53rd minute and once again needed little time to become a central figure. He was active and created dangerous situations until he won the penalty that later became the goal with which Guadalajara defeated the Guerreros 0-1.
2 matches, 2 wins, and 2 different ways of being decisive. Against Seattle, with a goal. Against Santos, through his movement, his reading of the game, and a play that ended in the decisive penalty.

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Guadalajara made the most of the superiority it showed on the field at TSM and claimed a 1-0 win over Santos on Matchday 4 of the 2026 Apertura. With this victory, the Rojiblancos picked up 3 important points that allow them to keep climbing the standings.
True to their style, the Rebaño Sagrado took the field intending to impose their conditions from the opening whistle. Gabriel Milito's side pushed their lines forward to create danger in the final third. Despite going into halftime scoreless, Guadalajara maintained its intensity and never stopped looking for the opener.
That persistence paid off in the second half. Santiago Sandoval made a great play inside the box, where he feinted and shook off his marker to draw a foul that led to a penalty. Ricardo Marín took responsibility from the spot and converted to score the goal that gave Guadalajara the win in the Comarca Lagunera.
Guadalajara's next match will be at home. On Saturday, August 22, they will host Tijuana at AKRON Stadium, where they will look to earn another win in front of the entire Nación Rojiblanca.
The goals

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Guadalajara made its dominance count at TSM Stadium, defeating Santos Laguna 1-0 in Matchday 4 of the Apertura 2026. With the victory, the Rojiblancos picked up three valuable points and continued their climb up the Liga MX standings.
True to their style, the Rebaño Sagrado came out looking to take control from the opening whistle. Gabriel Milito's side pushed forward and looked to create danger in the final third. Although Guadalajara went into halftime without finding the breakthrough, the team maintained its intensity and continued searching for the opening goal.
The reward for that persistence came in the second half. Santiago Sandoval produced a brilliant individual play inside the box, using a feint to beat his marker before drawing a foul that resulted in a penalty. Ricardo Marín stepped up from the spot and calmly converted to score the goal that secured Guadalajara's victory in the Comarca Lagunera.
Guadalajara's next match will be at home. On Saturday, August 22, the Rojiblancos will welcome Tijuana to Estadio AKRON, where they will look to claim another victory in front of the entire Rojiblanco Nation.The Goal
- MARÍN PUT THE ROJIBLANCO DOMINANCE ON THE SCOREBOARD IN THE 74TH! Ricardo Marínstepped up with confidence from the penalty spot, sent Acevedo the wrong way and calmly buried his effort to put the ball in the back of the net!Chances of Note

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Pumas struggled at home in a 0-0 tie against Queretaro. After an improving start to the Apertura 2026, their terrible Leagues Cup participation seemed to have influenced their Liga MX campaign as they had trouble in a match they were favored to win. Queretaro has been one of the surprising teams in Liga MX and they had a good plan to counter Pumas, which paid off. Pumas will stay at home before taking on Necaxa on Sunday while Queretaro will also host but will have a tougher match when they face off against Toluca.
The 1st half started with Pumas taking the surprising decision of starting with Uriel Antuna to take the place of Alvaro Angulo, a strange move especially with Cristian Calderon on the bench. From outside the area, Adalberto Carrasquilla was given time and **** e to get off a great left footed shot that forced a wonderful save from Queretaro's goalkeeper, Guillermo Allison. In the ensuing corner kick, the ball would eventually fall to Robert Morales but his right footed volley went well wide. A cross into the area was headed wide from close range by Juninho. A cross into the area was just missed by Daniel Parra but he would not get to it, had he gotten to it, he would have had a close range empty net chance. Antuna got the ball in the area but his shot went wide. A cross into the area was headed wide by Juninho. The 1st half ended with neither team making much out of their play in a very even match.
The 2nd half started with neither team making a substitution. Santiago Homenchenko got off a left footed shot that would go just wide. From outside the area, Carrasquilla got off a left footed shot that Allison easily saved. A left footed cross from Antuna turned into a shot that was just wide. Queretaro subbed out Paolo Victor and Alejandro Alcala for Erik Dueñas and Waldo Madrid. After getting into the area, Dueñas got off a right footed shot that went wide. After making a good move in the area, Madrid got off a low right footed shot that forced a good save from Pumas' goalkeeper, Keylor Navas. A great cross into the area found Antuna, whose left footed shot went wide. Pumas subbed out Juninho and Pedro Vite for Alan Medina and Luciano Herrera. A run into the area ended with the ball being deflected into the path of Herrera, whose left footed shot went wide. Victor Arteaga got off a right footed shot from outside the area that went terribly wide. Queretaro subbed out Carlos Adriano and Bayron Duarte for Bernardo Parra and Jean Unjanque. Pumas subbed out Uriel Antuna and Antonion Leone for Guillermo Martinez and Cristian Calderon. A longball into the area found Ali Avila but his low shot was saved by Navas. A dangerous cross was saved by Allison before the ball could get to Herrera for a close range chance. Pumas subbed out Adalberto Carrasquilla for Santiago Trigos. Off a corner kick, Martinez got off a header that was saved by Allison. Queretaro subbed out Ali Avila for Eduardo Perez. The whistle blew as Queretaro got off an important

Chivas Femenil has grown more confident in its style of play with each passing match, and this Sunday the Rojiblancas will look to keep that momentum going for another week. Matchday 3 of the Apertura 2026 brings Atlético San Luis to Estadio AKRON, an opponent against whom Guadalajara has a strong record, but one that will not be an easy challenge.
Estadio AKRON is ready to welcome the team and the Rojiblanco Nation once again. If you don't want to miss a single detail surrounding this matchup, check out everything we have prepared below.
How are they coming into the match?
- The Rojiblancas have won back-to-back matches, including a 1-4 victory over Puebla at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, bringing them to within touching distance of the top of Group B with 6 points. Chivas is also third in the overall standings, behind only on goal difference.
- On the other side, 'Atleti' earned a 2-1 home victory over Xolos, which represented their first win of the tournament. The Potosinas have 3 points in the same group, where they currently sit fourth.

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Cristian Romero has said he "wasn't perfect" during his five years with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Argentina centre-back is set to complete a move to Atletico Madrid after they agreed to pay Spurs £34.2m for the 28-year-old.
Romero's last game for Tottenham was against Sunderland in April, when he left the field in tears with a knee injury that would rule him out of Spurs' last six Premier League games.
The team were in a relegation battle and Romero upset fans by planning to be in Argentina for their final game, to watch his first club Belgrano play in the Primera Division Apertura final.
He ultimately returned to England to attend Spurs' 1-0 win over Everton, which meant they stayed up and finished 17th for a second consecutive season.

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Chivas Femenil will face Atlético de San Luis this Sunday at Estadio AKRON, where the Rojiblancas will look to keep alive a streak built over the last few tournaments: the Rojiblancas have five straight wins against the team from San Luis Potosí.
Rojiblanco dominance is reflected not only in the results, but also in their efficiency in front of goal. In these five matches, the Rebaño has scored 14 goals and conceded only 2, while also keeping three clean sheets.
In fact, that attacking power has been even more evident when the Rojiblancas play at home, as 9 of those 14 goals were scored in the Pearl of Guadalajara. In their three most recent meetings at the AKRON, Guadalajara won 2-0 in CL26, 3-1 in CL25, and 4-1 in CL24.
In addition, the Rebaño has already gone two straight matches without conceding against Atlético de San Luis. Now, the team coached by Antonio Contreras will have a new opportunity to string together a third clean sheet against this opponent.
With a heavily favorable record and a team enjoying a great scoring run in Apertura 2026, the stage is set for Chivas Femenil to once again make Fortaleza Rojiblanca count, extend its winning streak against San Luis, and also chase its third consecutive victory in the women's league.

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Both River Plate and Boca Juniors are going through one of the most difficult periods of their modern history. Massive spending, coaching carousels, and an apparent struggle to adapt to a rapidly changing football landscape have put Argentina's two biggest clubs on remarkably similar paths that are headed in the wrong direction.
The Superclásico remains one of the biggest events in world football, but the institutions behind it are struggling to live up to the extraordinary standards they established over the past two decades. River Plate and Boca Juniors continue to have enormous fanbases worldwide, some of the largest commercial operations in South American football, and the ability to spend more than most of their domestic rivals. Yet the results on the pitch increasingly fail to reflect those advantages.
That contradiction is at the heart of the current crisis. Argentina's two biggest clubs have more resources than almost any other team in the country, but neither has been able to turn those resources into a sustainable sporting project.
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Argentine soccer has changed dramatically over the last two decades. There was a time when the Primera División was structured around the familiar Apertura and Clausura tournaments, a format that gave Argentine football a recognizable rhythm and identity. The system was not perfect, but supporters understood the stakes and knew that two separate league champions would be crowned each year.

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Fiorentina's interest in Tomas Aranda could be complicated by the arrival of Premier League competition, with ******* nal now monitoring the Boca Juniors midfielder.
The 20-year-old is regarded as one of the most exciting talents in South American football, and in recent weeks Fiorentina took the first steps to explore the feasibility of bringing him to Fabio Grosso's side.
According to a report from El Transigente, via FirenzeViola, however, the Gunners' scouts are now watching him closely too.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – MARCH 22: Tomas Aranda of Boca Juniors celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between Boca Juniors and Instituto de Cordoba at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on March 22, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images)
Arsenal are keeping tabs on the youngster's development, though it remains to be seen whether they will follow through with a concrete move, the London club have yet to decide whether to lodge an official offer.

Aston Villa's scouting network has focused its gaze on South America. Reports from Argentine outlet El Crack Deportivo, via Sport Witness, suggest the Midlands club are keeping a very close watch on River Plate's rising star, Santiago Beltrán. The 21-year-old shot-stopper is attracting attention after a brilliant breakthrough year.
Right now, it is just monitoring. No official bids have landed on the table in Buenos Aires, and formal talks haven't started. River Plate manager Eduardo Coudet leans heavily on the young keeper, who has quickly become indispensable to his side. His form even earned him a senior international debut for Argentina against Honduras recently.
It is easy to see why Europe is paying attention. Since breaking into the first team in January, the youngster has kept 13 clean sheets in 26 games, letting in just 18 goals. His current contract runs until December 2027, featuring a release clause sitting at €21.3 million, roughly £18.3 million. River Plate want to ***** p that figure up as soon as possible. They know what's coming. Heavy hitters like Chelsea have already sniffed around, watching his rapid rise through the ranks.
CORDOBA, ARGENTINA – MAY 24: Santiago Beltran of River Plate warms up prior to the Torneo Apertura 2026 final match between River Plate and Belgrano at Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium on May 24, 2026 in Cordoba, Argentina. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)
The numbers behind his performances show exactly why top-tier clubs are tracking him. Standing 1.91 metres tall, Beltrán dominates his box. He isn't just a big frame, though. Being left-footed gives him a distinct advantage, allowing River Plate to build out from the back with real accuracy.

It’s hardly a surprise but now it’s official. Fiorentina announced this morning that Lucas Beltrán has been loaned to River Plate for a €500,000 fee with an obligatory purchase option around €6.5 million, according to Diario Olé. Cesar Luis Merlo adds that the Viola will get 50% of his next move. Beltrán has signed a contract that runs until 2030 and has already linked up with River in Alicante for preseason training.
It’s a disappointing close to a chapter that opened with major expectations. Beltrán was bought from River back in 2023 for €20 million with the expectation that he’d fill the Dušan Vlahović-shaped hole at center forward. While he was sporadically productive—a string of 7 games straight with a goal or ***** ist in 2024—it became immediately apparent that he isn’t a traditional center forward so much as an energetic number 10. He pressed well but his movement off the ball, holdup play, and inability to beat his man meant that he didn’t score. 16 goals in 98 appearances tells the whole story.
That wasn’t all Beltrán’s fault, of course. His scoring numbers were, in hindsight, a product of the fantastic ecosystem Marcelo Gallardo created at the Monumental. He was always a clunky fit up front, lacking the shooting to be a 9 and the creativity to be a 10. I still think he’d thrive in a deeper role, where his energy and intelligence would let him serve as an off-ball threat and a pest out of possession, but that’s purely academic.
It felt like el Vikingo’s days were numbered when he was loaned out to Valencia last summer. His time with los Murciélagos was more of the same: he finished with just 3 goals in 30 appearances (and just 1 in league play). That wasn’t enough to convince Carlos Corberán to make the move permanent, setting the stage for this homecoming.
Beltrán should fit right in at River. His 5 years at the club means he should slot right back in even though he’s never worked with new manager Eduardo Coudet. He’ll link up with fellow Viola exes Germán Pezzella and Lucas Martínez Quarta and should push for a starting job in Coudet’s 4-4-2. River Plate came second in the Apertura and will hope to challenge for the Clausura, so Beltrán will be playing meaningful games that could lead to silverware. If it goes well enough, he could even elbow his way back into international contention.

Érick Gutiérrez's departure from Chivas de Guadalajara seems imminent, but the deal carries a troubling financial twist for the club. After falling out of head coach Gabriel Milito's plans and not being called up for preseason, the midfielder is looking for a new destination, with Santos Laguna emerging as the most likely option.
According to reports from journalist Jesús Bernal, the deal being considered would be a one-year loan with an option to buy. However, the main obstacle lies in the salary structure: to complete the transfer, Guadalajara would be forced to cover part of the player's wages, since the Laguna club is not in a position to pay his full salary.
The situation is complex for the Guadalajara front office. "Guti," whose annual salary is unofficially estimated at around $1.2 million, has become an unsustainable financial burden after no longer being part of the plans.
"Chivas will have to absorb part of the player's salary, understanding that he is still under contract," Bernal explained.
This reality underscores the team's desperation to free up ***** e on its roster, even if it means continuing to pay a portion of the wages of a player who is no longer part of Milito's sporting project for the 2026 Apertura.

Liga MX will begin activities before the 2026 World Cup ends.
The Cementeros arrive with the mission of defending their ***** le and already know their schedule for the 2026 Apertura.
October 11 will be the match against Pumas (remembering the last final), the Clásico against América will be on September 12, while the match against Chivas will be in Matchday 17 on November 22.
Will La Máquina be able to defend its championship?

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