TEPATITLÁN DE MORELOS, Mexico (Interstat) — José Ávila scored in the 69th minute, and Zacatecas defeated Tepatitlán 1-0 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gómez in a Liga de Expansión MX match. Zacatecas’s Oscar Mazatán received a yellow card in the 59th minute. Tepatitlán’s Arturo Cárdenas and Tobías Arévalos were booked in the 80th and 84th minutes. The match remained scoreless until Ávila broke through after halftime, and Tepatitlán could not find an equalizer over the final 21 minutes. Zacatecas improved to 4-3-2 in Liga de Expansión MX play and across all competitions, while Tepatitlán fell to 1-8 in league play and overall. The visitors held on after Ávila’s goal, limiting Tepatitlán’s chances late and preserving the shutout. Zacatecas next faces Piratas, while Tepatitlán visits Tapatío. The result extended Tepatitlán’s difficult season and gave Zacatecas a road victory in Tepatitlán de Morelos.