Mazatlán - Pachuca: Mazatlán stuns Pachuca as Dudu ends 906-minute drought
In a surprise result in the Clausura 2026 weekend, mazatlán - pachuca ended 1-0 as Mazatlán picked up a home victory that snapped a frustrating run and gave Dudu his first goal in Mexico after 906 minutes.
Mazatlán’s stoppage-time strike settled a tight game
Mazatlán won 1-0 over Pachuca in the eighth round of the Clausura, with the lone goal coming in added time of the first half. Captain Facundo Almada nodded down a long ball into the area and Dudu Teodora (listed also as Luiz Teodora) finished past goalkeeper Carlos Moreno to break the deadlock and register his first goal since arriving last season; the context notes it had taken 906 minutes for the No. 7 to score in Mexico.
Pachuca pressured early but failed to convert
Pachuca dominated early possession, and Venezuelan Salomón Rondón served as the offensive reference for the Tuzos. Rondón produced the match’s clearest early chance in the 13th minute after a series of rebounds near the goal line, getting the ball on his right foot but lacking accuracy. Later, Enner Valencia missed a clear opportunity that could have turned the game for Pachuca, and neither Rondón, Valencia nor Luis Quiñones found the net in the second half.
Mazatlán held on despite going down to 10 men
The second half saw Mazatlán pushing for a second goal until Sebastián Santos was sent off in the 74th minute, leaving the hosts with ten men. Mazatlán weathered Pachuca’s late pressure and kept the 1-0 lead to claim the win.
Lineups, substitutions and minutes completed
The published lineups and in-game changes were as follows. Mazatlán: Ricardo Rodríguez; Jair Díaz, Lucas Meroilla, Facundo Almada, Sebastián Santos; Said Godínez (79’ Joaquín Esquivel), Mauro Zaleta, Josué Ovalle (62’ Mauro Laínez), Yoel Bárcenas; Brian Rubio (79’ Ángel Saavedra), Dudu Teodora (69’ Jesús Hernández).
Pachuca: Carlos Moreno; Brian García, Sergio Barreto, Eduardo Bauermann, Carlos Sánchez (80’ Cristóbal Hernández); Sergio Rodríguez (56’ Víctor Guzmán), Cristian Rivera, Alan Bautista (46’ Enner Valencia); Alexei Domínguez (56’ Kenedy), Oussama Idrissi (46’ Luis Quiñones), Salomón Rondón.
During this Jornada 8 match both Mazatlán and Pachuca completed the 1, 300 minutes required for age-limited players that each tournament of Liga MX demands; the two clubs lead that minutes table.
Standings, other matches and notes from the round
The fixture was played on 27 Feb in the eighth round of the Clausura. With the result, Mazatlán moved to seven points in 14th place while Pachuca remained on 14 points in fifth. In other action this Friday, Querétaro drew 2-2 with Santos Laguna: Querétaro’s goals came from Mateo Coronel and Santiago Homenchenko (penalty), while Santos scored through Lucas Di Yorio (penalty) and Carlos Gruezo; both Lucas Di Yorio and Carlos Gruezo were sent off in the second half.
Several matches were noted as upcoming in the schedule: Pumas UNAM (with Keylor Navas) was set to close Friday’s activity against Tijuana (coached by Sebastián 'Loco' Abreu). The octava jornada was to continue Saturday with Toluca hosting the leader Guadalajara (direction by Gabriel Milito), Monterrey (of Spanish Sergio Canales) facing Cruz Azul, and Tigres (with Ángel Correa) visiting América. San Luis vs Puebla and León vs Necaxa were also listed.
Separate coverage also highlighted that in the Kraken stadium Billy Arce appeared in the list of called-up players, and that Mohamed criticized the Clausura 2026 scheduling with the comment “Es una locura. ”
What’s next for Mazatlán
There will be very little recovery time for Mazatlán: the team will visit Atlético de San Luis on Tuesday night at the Estadio Libertad Financiera. The context notes the team of the port will seek "su segunda victoria de" — unclear in the provided context — as they chase a second win on the season.
