Santos tops Toluca for fifth straight win
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Santos edged Toluca with a 3-1 win at the Nemesio Diez on Sunday to remain top of the Clausura with a fifth straight victory.
Oribe Peralta and Christian Suarez handed the visitors a two-goal lead by halftime and Carlos Darwin Quintero extended the lead three minutes after the restart.
Diego de la Torre pulled a goal back in the 67th minute to give Toluca hope for a comeback, but those aspirations were squashed 10 minutes later when Diego Novaretti was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
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Santos sits atop Mexico's Primera Division with 29 points, while Toluca has lost two straight to drop to ninth place on 18 points.
Elsewhere on Sunday, U.A.G. needed a late own goal from Edgar Mejia to get past Guadalajara with a 1-0 win, and Monterrey edged America 3-2.
Tigres thrashed Morelia with a 4-1 win on Saturday to keep pace with Santos and stay within a point of first place.
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Also on Saturday, Omar Bravo bagged a brace to help Cruz Azul earn a 3-1 win over San Luis, Puebla claimed a 1-0 win over Queretaro, Atlante played to a 2-2 draw with Jaguares, and Atlas and U.N.A.M. finished scoreless at the Jalisco.
And on Friday, Javier Munoz scored the lone goal to see Pachuca past Tijuana, 1-0.