MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chile's Jean Meneses and Colombia's Andres Mosquera scored goals in a three-minute span in the second half Sunday night as Toluca pulled off an upset, beating Santos 2-1 to advance to the semifinals. of the Apertura tournament in Mexico.Meneses converted the first goal of the match in the 46th minute and Mosquera extended the lead in the 49th minute for the Red Devils, who advanced to their first semifinals since the 2018 Clausura tournament.Toluca, which finished in sixth position after the regular tournament, qualified with a global score of 6-3 and will now face America, which was the leader and advanced to the semifinals by beating Puebla with a combined score of 11-2.In the other key, Monterrey, the second seed, awaits the winner of the meeting between Tigres and Pachuca that will take place later.Toluca is the third most successful team in Mexico with 10 championships, but has not been a league champion since Clausura 2010.Seeking to put an end to that drought, the team's leadership invested in the signing of half a dozen players in the summer, including Meneses and Mosquera, as well as Brazilian goalkeeper Tiago Volpi, Paraguayan Carlos González and Fernando Navarro.The Uruguayan Fernando Gorriarán discounted at 90 for Santos, who closed the regular tournament as third in the standings with four wins in their last five games and with the second best offense in the championship, but none of that helped them against the Red Devils.The Guerreros dominated the match in the first half and had the best scoring opportunities, but the visitors took the lead with a quick transition in which Meneses entered the area from the left and converted with a low shot to the right post by goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo.In a corner kick play from the left, Mosquera hit a header that hit the right post.At 85 minutes, the match was stopped when fans at the Corona stadium uttered the cry that is considered homophobic as part of a FIFA protocol to combat racism and discrimination.At the end, Gorriarán received a cross from the right and finished off in the small area to make the final score 2-1.Receive the latest news in Spanish Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Subscribe to our newsletterYou may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune en Español.To ensure that the San Diego Union-Tribune en Español remains healthy and robust, your donation, in any measure, is now more important than ever.Help us continue to inform the community.To donate click on the logo.Privacy Policy Privacy Policy Terms of Service Sign Up For Our Newsletters