Tigres and Cruz Azul progressed to the quarter-finals of Mexican football by eliminating Necaxa and León respectively on Saturday in the playoff round of the Apertura-2022 tournament.
At the Universitario stadium, with a brace from French André-Pierre Gignac, the Tigres of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León defeated the “Rayos” of Necaxa 2-0.
Gignac scores the 1-0 in the 60th minute with a free kick made about 30 meters from the goal; the French placed the ball in the upper left corner.
At 73 ‘the felines score 2-0 with a popcorn thrown by Gignac into the small area.
At the Azteca stadium, Cruz Azul’s “La Maquina” won 1-0 over León’s “Panzas Verdes”.
The 72nd minute was played when the Uruguayan Ignacio Rivero scored the only goal of the game with a touch inside the small area.
The other two reclassification series will be played on Sunday. At the Nemesio Diez stadium, Toluca’s “Red Devils” will receive Juárez’s “Bravos”.
The “Chivas” of Guadalajara will visit “La Franja” of Puebla at the Cuauhtémoc stadium.
The four teams that qualified directly for the quarter-finals are: América, Monterrey, Santos and Pachuca.
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