Chivas of Guadalajara didn't change much compared to the last match of the previous tournament when they lost with Javier Hernandez's missed penalty, as they convincingly defeated Pachuca 2-0 this Saturday in the The Clausura 2026 championship kicked off with a match held at Akron Stadium. In this match, Guadalajara only needed 45 minutes of flashes of good football quality to secure an important victory, a very different start to the season compared to the previous championship, when Argentine coach Gabriel Milito took over. Now, with the competition well under control and some new faces in their lineup, such as Mexican-American Brian Gutierrez replacing Fernando “Oso” Gonzalez and Armando Gonzalez replacing Cade Cowell, compared to the match against Cruz Azul. As we mentioned, Chivas was a whirlwind in the first half, as demonstrated by their first scoring opportunity in the 6th minute when Richard Ledezma sent in a cross from the left that Bryan Gonzalez headed just wide. Then, Efrain Alvarez surprised everyone with a very quick throw-in, setting up Armando “Hormiga” Gonzalez. The left flank to go one-on-one with the "Tuzos" goalkeeper, Carlos Moreno, who barely managed to save his goal by deflecting the ball with his leg.

But the important thing wasn't the near misses, but the offensive mechanism that Chivas had, which undoubtedly delighted their fans, as they seemed to have played together for more than a year, with Richard Ledezma looking like a fish in water on the right wing.

It was like this that in the 16th minute, Ledezma himself received the ball on the right side and played a high-level pass into space for Brian Gutierrez, who shot over the onrushing goalkeeper Carlos Moreno. Moreno managed to stop the force of the shot with the back of his body, but unfortunately for him, the ball fell to "Hormiga" Gonzalez, who only had to tap it into the net.

The rest of the first half was a concert of attacks from Chivas, where "Piojo" Alvarado, Brian Gutierrez, Efrain Alvarez, and Armando Gonzalez made life difficult for the Pachuca defense, which was miraculously saved,as in the 27th minute when Ledezma controlled the ball and fired a shot across goal that could have been a spectacular goal. Milito's squad looked stronger and created chances that should have made the score at least 4-0, with opportunities for Efrain Alvarez and Luis Romo. Just before the halftime whistle, Efrain Alvarez made a run down the left flank, reaching almost to the byline before sending in a cross to the far post where Daniel Aguirre finished with a low, angled shot past Carlos Moreno. In the second half, Pachuca improved slightly, closing down the gaps in their own half and trying to contain Chivas' speedy forwards, but they did very little going forward, demonstrating that the team managed by Argentine Esteban Solari will have a lot of work to do to achieve this. walk.