Santos Laguna ties Toluca 1-1, wins Mexican league title

Santos Laguna played a 1-1 draw against Toluca, winning the Mexican soccer league's Clausura title by an aggregate score of 3-2.

Argentine Julio Furch scored for Santos in the 10th minute and his countryman, Gabriel Hauche, evened the score with a goal in the 82nd minute of Sunday's championship match for Toluca, reports Efe.

Santos played solid defense at Nemesio Diez Stadium in Toluca, a city located 2,600 meters (8,524 feet) above sea level in central Mexico.

On Thursday night, Santos Laguna got two late goals in a come-from-behind 2-1 home victory over Toluca in the first leg of the Clausura tournament final.

 

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