Rain caused both teams to start conservative
Monterrey pressed the accelerator in the last minutes
Los Tigres UANL of Uruguayan coach Robert Dante Siboldi They took advantage of Monterrey’s little ambition this Saturday and beat them 0-1 to qualify for the final of the Clausura 2023 of Mexican soccer.
sebastian cordovawho on Wednesday had rescued the 1-1 tie in the first leg of the series, he was the hero againby scoring the winning goal.
In a duel in the rain the two teams came out conservative in a duel in the rain and they did not create danger in the first half in which the goalkeepers were not required.
Forced to win the match to access the final, the Tigres looked for the goal in the second part and in 60 they had their first shot on goal, from the Brazilian Rafael Carioca from behind.
In 1972 the Uruguayan Robert Dante Siboldi sent the Uruguayan Nicolás López to the field, the Mexican Diego López and the Colombian Luis Quiñones, in a bet to kill or be killed in search of the goal necessary to not be eliminated.
When attacking, the visitors left space and Monterrey, which had refused to offend, came close to taking advantage cWith a drop from the Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre, stopped by the defense.
In 75, in a corner shot, Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán went wrong and was beaten by Héctor Moreno; the goal put Rayados in the final, but it was annulled because the shooter was offside.
Elated because they were still alive, the Tigers resumed their attack and in the 79th minute they achieved the goal. Quiñones broke away on the right and put the ball to Córdova, who converted with a header and beat the Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada.
Monterrey, conservative for 80 minutes, he was forced to change his stance with little time to play and he went desperately to the attack, although he did it without order.
In 1995 Jordi Cortizo scored the goal for the pass to the final, however, Córdova and Javier Aquino saved the cats.
The Tigres will face the winner of the América-Guadalajara series in the final, that goes 1-0 in favor of the Eagles of the Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz.
Chivas, led by Serb-Spanish Veljko Paunovic, are bound to win by two goals because if they do it by one, the series will be even and they will be eliminated due to the worst position in the table in the regular phase.