Atletico Morelia advances to Liga de Expansión semifinals

Atletico Morelia has secured a spot in the semifinals of the Liga de Expansión Apertura 2026 tournament after defeating Venados FC. In the second leg of the quarterfinals held at Estadio Morelos, Morelia won 2-1, resulting in a 4-2 aggregate victory.

Edgar Martínez opened the scoring for Morelia in the 21st minute. Venados managed to equalize in the 38th minute through Sleyther Lora, but Jose Carlos Van Rankin sealed the win for the home side with a goal in the 75th minute. The match was played before a crowd of 11,199 spectators.

Morelia, led by coach Hugo Colace, utilized a tactical formation to control the match and maintain their aggregate lead established in the first leg in Merida.