He Monterey of Costa Rican coach Amelia Valverde drew goalless on Thursday with UANL Tigers of Spain’s Milagros Martínez in the first leg of the final for the title of champion of the champions of women’s soccer in Mexico. In a difficult rivalry, the two top teams in the league neutralized each other and their players showed themselves to be out of shape, a result of more than a month without a game.
Monterrey, winner of the Clausura 2023 tournament, had the ball in its favor in the first half, but Tigres, the Apertura champion, created the most dangerous plays. For Valverde’s Rayadas, American scorer Christina Burkenroad and South African Jermaine Seoposenwe were goalless, while for the ‘Amazonas’ Alison González and South African Thembi Kgatlana lacked energy.
In the second half the pace slowed down and the demands on the goalkeepers were less. The result favors Tigres, who return home next Monday for the second leg. The rivalry is the preview of the start, on July 4, of the Apertura 2024 tournament, where, in addition to Tigres and Monterrey, América, Guadalajara and Pachuca will be the candidates for the title.
Tigres, with the Spanish international leading their attack Jennifer Hermoso, with a poor performance on Thursday, signed Portuguese defender Ana Seica, a World Cup player in his country, who will be one of the most important signings for the 2024-2025 season. Monterrey signed Spanish forward Lucía García and Mexican attacker Katty Martínez, while Pachuca signed Mexican defender Kenti Robles and América signed Spanish goalkeeper Sandra Paños.
At the beginning of the Apertura, the Rayadas of Valverde will visit Puebla on July 7, the date on which América will visit Cruz Azul and Tigres UANL will visit Atlas. On Thursday the 4th, Guadalajara will visit Juárez FC and Pachuca will visit Necaxa
Source: La Verdad
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