The Tuzos from Pachuca Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada became the new champion of Mexican soccer this Sunday, defeating 3-1 Toluca and beat him 8-2 in the final of opening of the contest. Mexican Víctor Guzmán and Argentines Nicolás Ibáñez and Gustavo Cabral scored for Tuzos and Raúl López discounted for the ‘Devils’.
After losing the first leg on Thursday at their stadium 5-1, Toluca came out with a miracle, scoring a goal every 20 minutes without conceding. He was ahead against a rival who was waiting patiently, however, he created no danger.
The Tuzos are the closest to the goal. In the 9th minute, Ibáñez, the leading scorer of the championship, received a pass from Kevin Álvarez and shot from outside, and in the 13th minute, Erick Sánchez shot the ball from the right which was denied by Brazilian goalkeeper Tiago Volpi.
Toluca struck the expected blow in the 21st minute, a right-footed goal by López, assisted by Paraguayan Carlos González, in a game in which Argentine goalkeeper Oscar Ustari reacted poorly. Volpi saved Toluca in the 26th minute, with Luis Chávez’s left-footed shot, after which the local team produced the best plays.
At 45 + 2, Ibáñez missed a penalty, but a minute later Spaniard Paulino de la Fuente shot on goal and Guzmán grabbed a rebound from Volpi to tie the game and return the final in favor of everything is his.
Pachuca put the capstone against the Devils in the 52nd minute with a forehand goal from Ibáñez to break the tie and put the series at 7-2, a huge margin, with 38 minutes to play. After a brief midfield battle, in the 74th minute Gustavo Cabral converted a penalty to increase the final score to 8-2, one of the widest margins in Mexico’s title-contesting series.
Pachuca confirmed itself as the most successful team in Mexican soccer in the last quarter century, adding its seventh league title since 1999 to its five Concacaf titles, the 2006 South American Cup and third place in the Club World Cup. Toluca, which fought until the last minute, maintained its league title drought, which stretches to 12 years.
Source: La Verdad
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