VERACRUZ, Mexico (Interstat) — Juan Gamboa scored in the 36th minute and Piratas added a deciding goal to beat Venados 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Estadio Luis de la Fuente in Liga de Expansión MX play. Piratas led 1-0 at halftime. Kenneth Jaime equalized for Venados in the 54th minute. Venados’s Adolfo Domínguez received a red card in the 86th minute, leaving the visitors with 10 men. Yellow cards went to Venados’s Brandón Ochoa, Sleyther Lora and Sebastian Saucedo, plus Piratas’s Rolando González, Francisco García, Christian Fernández, Omar Soto and Uziel García. Piratas improved to four wins, two losses and three draws in the competition and across all competitions. Venados fell to four wins, four losses and one draw in both. The match featured eight yellow cards and one red card. Piratas secured the win at home. Piratas next travels to Zacatecas on Friday, Sept. 25, while Venados hosts Morelia on Sunday, Sept. 27.