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Fox Sports
24-04-2025
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- Fox Sports
Tigres salvages a draw against Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Juan Jose Purata scored a late equalizer as UANL Tigres salvaged a 1-1 draw against Cruz Azul on Wednesday in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals series. Rodolfo Rotondi put the visitors ahead in the 68th minute and Purata leveled things up with a header in the 84th, on a cross from Juan Brunetta. 'It was a tough semifinal match against a great opponent,' Rotondi said. 'The series is wide open, and we are going home to define it in front of our fans.' Cruz Azul beat Club America in the previous round to progress to the semifinals for the first time since 2022 and now is aiming to equal its crosstown rival as the winningest club in the region with seven titles. La Maquina is seeking its first regional crown since 2013-14 when they beat Tijuana. Tigres, meanwhile, advanced over MLS LA Galaxy and is trying to capture their first CONCACAF title since 2020. The second leg will be played next Thursday at the Olympic stadium in Mexico City. In the other bracket, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play against the Vancouver Whitecaps in a series that begins on Thursday. ___ AP soccer: in this topic
Yahoo
24-04-2025
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Tigres salvages a draw against Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Juan Jose Purata scored a late equalizer as UANL Tigres salvaged a 1-1 draw against Cruz Azul on Wednesday in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals series. Rodolfo Rotondi put the visitors ahead in the 68th minute and Purata leveled things up with a header in the 84th, on a cross from Juan Brunetta. Advertisement 'It was a tough semifinal match against a great opponent,' Rotondi said. 'The series is wide open, and we are going home to define it in front of our fans.' Cruz Azul beat Club America in the previous round to progress to the semifinals for the first time since 2022 and now is aiming to equal its crosstown rival as the winningest club in the region with seven titles. La Maquina is seeking its first regional crown since 2013-14 when they beat Tijuana. Tigres, meanwhile, advanced over MLS LA Galaxy and is trying to capture their first CONCACAF title since 2020. The second leg will be played next Thursday at the Olympic stadium in Mexico City. In the other bracket, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play against the Vancouver Whitecaps in a series that begins on Thursday. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Tigres salvages a draw against Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Juan Jose Purata scored a late equalizer as UANL Tigres salvaged a 1-1 draw against Cruz Azul on Wednesday in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals series. Rodolfo Rotondi put the visitors ahead in the 68th minute and Purata leveled things up with a header in the 84th, on a cross from Juan Brunetta. 'It was a tough semifinal match against a great opponent,' Rotondi said. 'The series is wide open, and we are going home to define it in front of our fans.' Cruz Azul beat Club America in the previous round to progress to the semifinals for the first time since 2022 and now is aiming to equal its crosstown rival as the winningest club in the region with seven titles. La Maquina is seeking its first regional crown since 2013-14 when they beat Tijuana. Tigres, meanwhile, advanced over MLS LA Galaxy and is trying to capture their first CONCACAF title since 2020. The second leg will be played next Thursday at the Olympic stadium in Mexico City. In the other bracket, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play against the Vancouver Whitecaps in a series that begins on Thursday. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
24-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Tigres fight back for draw with Cruz Azul in CONCACAF semi
Tigres' defender Juan Jose Purata celebrates after scoring the equalizer against Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday. (Julio Cesar AGUILAR) A header from Juan Jose Purata six minutes from the end gave Tigres UANL a 1-1 draw at home to Cruz Azul in their all-Mexican semi-final, first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday. Despite the late leveller, six-time CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul will have the advantage heading into next Thursday's second-leg in Mexico City, having grabbed a potentially crucial away goal. Advertisement In a game of few chances at the Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, the first shot on target did not arrive until the 55th minute when Cruz Azul's Ignacio Rivero fired a free-kick straight at Tigres keeper Nahuel Guzman. But the contest came alive in the final third of the game. The visitors went ahead in the 68th minute when Alexis Gutierrez broke down the left and fired over a cross which Angel Sepulveda cleverly headed back to Rodolfo Rotondi, who drilled home. But Tigres, winners in 2020, gave themselves a lifeline when Juan Brunetta floated a free-kick into the box which defender Purata met with a powerful header that flashed past Kevin Mier for the equalizer. Advertisement The other semi-final, to be played on Thursday, is an all-MLS affair with the Vancouver Whitecaps hosting Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in their first-leg. The game at the 54,000-capacity BC Place is sold out with both teams looking to reach the final of the competition for the first time. sev/js
