The forward lost a final against Tigres in 2023, when he was at Chivas. He had to leave the club to deconstruct himself and become two-time champion
Alexis Vega He recalled: “for my Chivas“, after becoming the hero of the two-time championship that won the Toluca against the Tigers. The scarlet idol had his own revenge against the feline team, the same one that sent him crying like a child around 2023.
“We had the preparations that he was going to win with Chivas. That time, at minute 70 they were winning 2-0, we had everything ready to go celebrate the championship. The one who was going to be the first, went crazy,” remembers Ernesto Vega, father of Alexis Vegain an interview with ESPNin July 2025.
“When the match ended Tigers contra Chivas We arrived at his house and the house was alone, I started crying with him, because I asked my daughter-in-law about my son, and she told me that he was in his room, that he doesn’t want to receive anyone, I was crying and crying, like a child. I started crying too, I told him I didn’t bother him, and we went somewhere else,” describes the father of the Mexican national team.
It was May 28, 2023 and Chivas won 2-0 Tigers. The feline team came back on the scoreboard in the final minutes and thwarted the first championship of Alexis Vega in Mexican football. From there, everything changed for the Mexican attacker. A semester after losing in the final, the striker returned to Tolucawith the help of Antonio Naelsón Sinha and Santiago San Román, and rewrote his story again.
With the Red Devils, Alexis Vega He returned to the Mexican National Team and was champion against América in Clausura 2025, his first title in the Liga MX that led to a six-day celebration. In the following semester, despite the injuries, Vega He came on as a substitute to score the penalty that gave the two-time championship to Tolucaante Tigersdespite being injured. Rematch.
“Very happy to be able to give that revenge at home, Tigers He owed me one, he took it from me with my Chivas“I couldn’t lift it there in Akrón, but this goes to the chiva brothers, who were also with me at all times,” he said. Alexis Vegain the midst of the celebrations of the two-time championship with Tolucato the FOX Sports chain.
Alexis Vega had the recommendation not to play
With the World Cup less than six months away, Alexis Vega I had the recommendation not to play against Tigersin the final of Apertura 2025. His appearance on the Nemesio Diez bench seemed more of a feint than an alternative, until Turco Mohamed sent him onto the field in the 80th minute. The decision was always in the hands of the footballer.
“It was a great emotion, the Turk was saving this. I spoke with him at halftime and we didn’t know if he was going to play. We didn’t know about overtime, I was going to play 25 or 30 minutes. I didn’t feel well, I played undercover, but this is the love I have for the team,” he said Alexis Vegaafter the match against Tigers.
Vega He had not been active since October 26, due to several injuries that kept him away from the courts. Against Tigersthe prognosis and recommendation was that the attacker did not have minutes, to take care of his physical integrity. He took a risk.
“I told Mohamed that yes or yes he wanted to be on the bench and if it was possible to have minutes. He put himself in my shoes, I didn’t want to risk it, but it was my decision. I told him that if the game was resolved, he would try to get me in to lift the cup, if not, to help the team. It was a difficult decision, but rewarding, we have the reward,” he described Alexis Vegain a mixed zone.
The attacker entered the field at minute 80, when Toluca needed a goal to be crowned champion of the Liga MX. He was expected to last 10 minutes, but he played both extra times and shot twice in the penalty shootout, the second was the one that gave the team the two-time championship. Toluca. Now, the sights are on the 2026 World Cup.
