AZ Alkmaar began the 2026-27 season with a title and with Mexican prominence. Mateo Chávez started the 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven and celebrated the victory of the Dutch Super Cup at the Philips Stadion.

The left back played 70 minutes and participated in the play that opened the scoring. At 25 minutes he joined the attack, entered the area and took a diagonal that was blocked by a defender; The rebound was served for Mexx Meerdink to score the 0-1.

The superiority of the visiting team was helped by the expulsion of Joey Veerman just in the 9th minute, a circumstance that left PSV with ten players for almost the entire match.

AZ took advantage of that numerical advantage to widen the difference in the second half. Wesley Patati scored in the 51st minute, Elijah Dijkstra scored the third in the 58th minute and Ro-Zangelo Daal scored from the penalty spot to complete the 0-4 lead.

Chávez left the field with the game already resolved and received applause from his teammates and the coaching staff after an outstanding performance in both defense and attack.

Decisive participation of the Mexican in the first goal

The 22-year-old footballer started on the left wing and showed continuity with the trust he has gained at the Dutch club. In addition to intervening in the first goal, he had a couple of opportunities in the second half, although he failed to convert.

AZ thus lifted the second Super Cup in its history. The previous one had come in 2009, when they defeated Heerenveen 1-5 with the Mexican Héctor Moreno in that squad.

The conquest also represents Mateo Chávez's second European championship. The first had been the Dutch Cup, a title that precisely qualified AZ to compete in this Super Cup.

Second European trophy and consolidation in AZ

Chávez faces his second campaign in Europe with the intention of consolidating himself as the undisputed starter. In his first season he played 34 games, scored one goal and distributed two assists.

The defender arrives in addition to having participated in the 2026 World Cup and already has three titles in his professional career, since he was also champion with the Mexican team in the 2025 Gold Cup.

The team led by Dutchman Leeroy Echteld dominated the match from start to finish and barely gave PSV any options, which failed to react after being left with one less player.

With this result, AZ begins the season with important momentum and Mateo Chávez adds a new trophy to his record just at the start of the season.

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