HOUSTON, United States-In addition to taking the lead in the group, the last match of the group stage of the Leagues Cup left Tigres with great memories, thanks to their fans staging a real invasion in Houston.
💛 Thanks to our more than 46 thousand Incomparable fans who made NRG Stadium a branch of the Volcano in Houston.
There is only one incomparable! 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/s9Z0TxhBvK
— Club Tigres 🐯 (@TigresOficial) August 4, 2024
Despite the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, the U de Nuevo León fans turned out in great form for the match against Inter Miami, to the point that the NRG Stadium had an attendance of more than 46 thousand auriazul fans.
More than football, this is #LeaguesCup 💛 pic.twitter.com/b4N4bEWwRj
— Leagues Cup (@LeaguesCup) August 4, 2024
Both the Leagues and the North American press highlighted that practically all of the attendees at the game were fans of the feline team, causing the Houston Texans’ stadium to have one of the best attendances in the history of the Leagues Cup.
Houston is @tigers country.@LIBRESYLOKOS @La_U_Times !#SoccerMatters pic.twitter.com/iE7yuhKRcm
— Glenn Davis (@GlennDavisSoc) August 4, 2024
Already on the field, Tigres repaid the support of their fans by winning 2-1, reaching six points to be leaders of Group East 3, and now they are waiting for their rival in the next round.
Thus the NRG Stadium supporting a @TigresOficial pic.twitter.com/kJU3JRCdnb
— Luis A. Martinez “El Furbi” (@LuisElFurbi) August 4, 2024