The Pumas team has given the surprise and after a disastrous tournament, those led by coach Andrés Lillini are only 4 games away from being able to lift the tournament championship again, which they have not won since the distant past. 2011.
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The last time the Auriazules won the competition title was in the Closing Tournament 2011, when they were imposed in the grand final to the already disappeared Monarcas Morelia, on the field of the University Olympic Stadium.
The cats were positioned in second place overall by adding 35 units, only below the UANL Tigers. In the league they faced Rayados de Monterrey, tying 3-3 on aggregate, although they advanced for better position in the table.
Already in the semifinals of the contest, they faced the Chivas del Guadalajara. In the first leg the score was 1-1; already for the return, the auriazules won with category by winning 2-0, sealing the victory with a 3-1 aggregate and thus obtaining their ticket to the grand final.
For the defining game, the Cougars they faced Monarcas Morelia, who arrived after leaving Cruz Azul on the road. In the first leg they drew 1-1, with goals from Joao Rojas (73 ‘) and Francisco Palencia (68’).
? THE LAST CHAMPION?
Efraín Velarde is the only player from Pumas who was part of the Auriazul champion team of Clausura 2011 ⭐
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On Sunday May 22, 2011 the University Olympic Stadium looked full. The sun was beating down and the scoreboard closed 2-1, with goals from Francisco Palencia (14 ‘) and Javier Cortés (76’), while Jaime Lozano (26 ‘) scored for the Michoacanos.
That was the last time Cougars championed. Its squad was highly competitive and its important players included the ‘Pikolínes’, Darío Verón, Dante López, Francisco Palencia, Martín Bravo, Leandro Augusto and Juan Carlos Cacho; besides that the coach on duty was Memo Vázquez.
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