Tigers This Saturday he beat the Xolos of Tijuana 5-0 and qualified for the semifinals of the tournament Mexican opening. Two goals from the Argentine Juan Brunetta, one from his compatriot Nicolás Ibáñez, another from the Mexican Ozziel Herrera and one more from Juan Pablo Vigón marked the display of Tigres, who fell 3-0 in the first leg.
From the beginning the royals imposed conditions in their stadium with arrivals from the wings and in the 15th minute they took the lead with a header from Ibáñez from a pass from Jesús Garza. Brunetta converted a penalty in the 30th minute and scored with a header in the 39th, off a pass from Ibáñez. With the series tied 3-3, the university students had already eliminated their rival for their best campaign in the regular phase.
Juan Brunetta, author of a double for Tigres
In the second half, Tigres played with their rival’s needs. Tijuana advanced lines, but Pablo Ortiz knocked down Diego Laínez in the area and caused a penalty. Herrera missed the shot in the 66th minute. However, six minutes later he took a rebound from goalkeeper José Antonio Rodríguez and scored the fourth. In the 93rd minute, Juan Pablo Vigón increased his header. A mockery by Diego Laínez to the Tijuana fans caused a fight on the field that marred the end of the match.
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The rival of the Tigres of Argentine coach Guido Pizarro will leave this Sunday in the series between Cruz Azul and Guadalajara. If the Blues win, they will face the light blues. If Guadalajara does so, they will face Monterrey, the team of Spanish Sergio Ramos. This Saturday, Monterrey lost 1-2 to América, but qualified for the semifinals with a 3-2 aggregate score. Shortly after, the champion Toluca tied without goals with Juárez and also qualified by winning the series 2-1.
