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Monterrey eliminated Blue Cross and will face the Atlas in the quarterfinals. The regios continue with the option of achieving the double after being crowned in the Concacaf, but they will have to eliminate the Atlas if they want to get it.
Meeting moved and that presented emotions from the beginning with Monterrey going to immediately look for the goal that would give him more peace of mind on visiting soil and he achieved it by causing a penalty that Funes Mori executed in a good way to advance the visit.
Before the half hour of the game, Monterrey widened the difference through one of his best men: Maxi Meza. The Argentine took a ball in the half moon that Funes Mori fought and with a back control and a half turn, he hit a left-footed shot to put the ball glued to the right post of Corona, who despite the flight could not avoid the fall of the bow.
The response of the cement manufacturers did not take long, since 22 minutes later Yotún decreased the difference in the score in the same way. Shot from the 12 steps calmly that sent the ball to the bottom of the goal of Andrade.
The game to the locker room was spiced up with a row that Corona and Vegas led. His teammates came to separate them, but they did not prevent the referee from painting them yellow before going to rest.
For the second half, Striped He returned to handling offensive plays in a better way and kept the celestial defense restless, who saw how the danger gradually increased.
At 59 minutes, a play that began on the left wing ended with a series of rebounds on the edge of the large area of the Blue Cross Come in Funes Mori and Meza. The latter served the naturalized Mexican so that he only pushed her and scored the third for the regios.
With the advantage of two touchdowns, Monterrey only dedicated himself to managing the times of the remainder of the game so as not to have any fright and have the ticket to the quarterfinals in the bag.
Cruz Azul will not be able to defend his title and there will be a new champion in the First Division.
Rayados will face Atlas to sign the double, after winning the Concacaf crown.
THERE WILL BE CLASSIC CAPITALINE
Pumas played the right game to beat Toluca as a visitor. The Auriazules were better than the Scarlets and ended up sealing their ticket to the quarterfinals with goals from Leonel Lopez e Ignacio Dineno. Ortega discounted for the Devils, but it was insufficient. The felines will face America in the next phase.
TABLE
America vs. Cougars
Atlas vs. Striped
Leon vs. Puebla
Tigers vs. Santos Laguna
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