Pachuca beat Santos Laguna to keep alive Liga MX playoff hopes

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Pachuca survived a late Santos Laguna rally to secure a 3-2 home win in their Liga MX Apertura fixture.

Marino Hinestroza gave Pachuca the lead just before halftime but Lionel Brunetta equalized shortly after the restart, reports Xinhua.

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Bryan Gonzalez restored the hosts advantage in the 69th minute and Illian Hernandez made it 3-1 with a stoppage-time strike.

Santos Laguna pulled a goal back through Felix Torres but Pachuca held on to clinch their second win from eight games so far this league campaign.

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Guillermo Almada’s men are now 12th in the 18-team standings with nine points from eight games, one rung below Santos Laguna, who have 11 points.

(IANS)