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Atlante beats Juárez 1-0 after VAR disallows Sarrafiore goal
Atlante beat FC Juárez 1-0 in a Liga MX Apertura match at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.
Midfielder Martín Sarrafiore appeared to put Atlante ahead with a long-range strike in the 28th minute.
Referee Katia Itzel García overturned the goal after a VAR review, ruling that Sarrafiore had handled the ball before shooting.
Atlante defender Nicolás Carrera scored the winner with a header in the 76th minute.
The away win gave Atlante three points and moved the team to 15th in the standings.
Atlante still has a mathematical chance to reach the league’s final-stage playoffs, known as the liguilla.
FC Juárez lost at home, while Atlante played without suspended coach Miguel Herrera watching from the sidelines.
Atlante beat FC Juárez 1-0 away in a Jornada 13 match of the 2026 Apertura.
Nicolás Carrera scored the winning goal with a header in the 76th minute.
A goal by Atlante midfielder Martín Sarrafiore was disallowed after a VAR review found a prior handball.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.
Sources differ on the match date: some give October 20, while one report was published on October 21.
- Who
- Atlante and FC Juárez.
- What
- Atlante won 1-0. Nicolás Carrera scored the only goal.
- When
- Sources give October 20, 2026, and October 21; the date is not consistent across reports.
- Where
- Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez.
- Why
- The teams were playing a Jornada 13 match in the 2026 Apertura.
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Sarrafiore scored from long range, but the referee disallowed the goal after a VAR review found a prior handball.
Nicolás Carrera headed in the goal that gave Atlante a 1-0 win.
- Final score
- Atlante 1-0 FC Juárez
- Winning scorer
- Nicolás Carrera
- Winning goal
- 76th minute
- Disallowed goal
- Martín Sarrafiore, after a VAR review found a prior handball
- Venue
- Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez
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It was a spectacular goal!
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¡ERA UN 🐶 GOLAZO! 🤯😳 Martín Sarrafiore marcó tremendo golazo que más tarde fue anulado por Katia Itzel García, tremenda postal del Potro. @fcjuarezoficial 0-0 @Atlante