Saturday, April 13, BBVA stadium field, sharp at 9:00 p.m. He Monterrey Soccer Club received a visit from UANL Tigers, for the match corresponding to matchday number fifteen of the Clausura 2024 tournament.
To this engagement, the teams came with completely different backgrounds. While Rayados advanced with category to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2024, leaving none other than Inter Miami of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez on their way, Tigres fell in a penalty shootout against the Columbus Crew, losing any possibility of compete in the 2025 club world cup.
Adding to the pain of the unexpected elimination was the absence of important footballers such as Luis Quiñones and captain Guido Pizarro, prior to the Monterrey classic. Getting a good result seemed like a practically impossible mission for the visit.
However, the university students were close to taking the three points from Monterrey in a match full of emotions that ended in a three-way tie. Double from Brunetta and one more from Gorriarán for the Tigres; Luis Romo, Gerardo Arteaga and Germán Berterame scored for Rayados.
The last time Monterrey lost to the Green Bellies of the Lionwas on matchday number thirteen of the Apertura 2021 tournament. Since then they have faced each other four times and the record dictates two wins for Rayados and two draws.
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The Columbus Crew thwarted the royal classic in the CONCACAF Champions CUP, after eliminating Tigres in the quarterfinals, through a penalty shootout. The first leg duel between Columbus and Rayados will take place on North American soil.
In the last five matches between Monterrey and the Necaxa Hydrorays, those led by Fernando: 'Tano' Ortíz have four consecutive wins over those from Aguascalientes. The last time Necaxa beat Rayados was on matchday number fifteen of the 2021 Apertura tournament.
The return match between Club de Fútbol Monterrey and the Columbus Crew will be played on the Pandilla field, where they have become practically invincible every time they play a CONCACAF Champions CUP match. This commitment will be played just in the week of the play-in.
As the Monterrey Soccer Club has already secured its ticket to the league directly, the next match would be until May 8 or 9, which is when the first leg matches of the Clausura 2024 tournament will take place.
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