MÉRIDA (Interstat) — Sleyther Lora recorded a hat trick and Lucas Lazarte also scored as Venados shut out Tepatitlán 5-0 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Liga de Expansión MX play at Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero. Lora struck in the 42nd, 52nd and 74th minutes, while Duilio Tejeda made it 3-0 in the 56th and Lazarte closed the scoring in the 90th. Lora finished with three goals in 87 minutes, and Lazarte scored once in 10 minutes. Tepatitlán did not score and finished with no goals. Venados improved to 4-3-1 in the competition and across all competitions, while Tepatitlán dropped to 1-7 overall and in league play. Yellow cards went to Venados’ Paul Kilani, Axel Grijalva, Adolfo Domínguez and Santiago Benitez Trejo, and Tepatitlán’s Edson Martínez, Horace Avila and Fernando Sanguinetti. Kilani and Martínez were booked in the 38th, Grijalva in the 48th, Domínguez in the 59th, Avila in the 61st, Sanguinetti in the 81st and Benitez Trejo in the 88th. Venados next visits Piratas on Saturday, Sept. 19, while Tepatitlán hosts Zacatecas the same day.