He Pachuca won his sixth Concacaf Champions League by losing 3-0 in the final match Columbus Crew (USA). Thanks to this victory, obtained at home in front of almost 30,000 spectators, the Mexican team will compete in the next Club World Cup, expanded to 32 teams and scheduled to take place in the United States from June 15 to July 13, 2025 .
In its Hidalgo stadium, at an altitude of almost 2,500 meters, the Mexican team clearly dominates Columbus, a team from the North American League (MLS) led by Frenchman Wilfried Nancy. The ‘Tuzos’ started the first half thanks to the goals of their attackers Salomón Rondón and Emilio Rodríguez (12′ and 34′, 2-0). Then Rondón, a 34-year-old Venezuelan scorer, made it 2-0 in the 67th minute, thus earning the title of best player in the final.
Author of an impressive career so far, which saw him eliminate another Mexican club, André-Pierre Gignac’s Tigres de Monterrey, in the quarterfinals, the Ohio club could have weighed more in the balance without the performance of its goalkeeper Patrick Schulte.
In the post-match press conference, their French coach, Wilfried Nancy, acknowledged the superiority of the rival and pointed out that his players had gastric problems before the match. “My players gave everything despite the pain,” he said.
The dominance of Mexican clubs in the Concacaf Champions League is almost total as they have won 18 of the last 19 editions, with only the Americans from Seattle breaking this hegemony in 2022. Pachuca already captured the trophy in 2002 , 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2017.
Source: La Verdad
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