Dorados beat Tapatío behind Cervantes, Coronel and Vargas

TIJUANA (Interstat) — Dorados defeated Tapatío 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at Estadio Caliente in a Liga de Expansión MX match. Tapatío struck first when midfielder Daniel Villaseca scored in the ninth minute. Sebastian Cervantes equalized for Dorados in the 31st after being booked in the 22nd. Forward Oscar Coronel put Dorados ahead in the 67th. Leonardo Vargas sealed the win in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time and was booked. Cervantes played 90 minutes, Coronel 44, and Villaseca 90. Dorados improved to 3-2-2 in the competition and across all competitions, while Tapatío moved to 3-3-2 in both. Tapatío entered after a loss to Leones Negros and a draw at Oaxaca. Yellow cards also went to Dorados’ Francisco Contreras, Edson Gutiérrez and Fernando González, and Tapatío’s Carlos Corona, Rodrigo Parra and Vladimir Moragrega. Dorados next hosts Cancún on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Tapatío next hosts Tlaxcala on Sunday, Sept. 20.