The possible penalty that was not scored against Monterrey and that could have ended the tie against Tigres

Thursday, May 9, University ‘Volcano’ field. UANL Tigers received a visit from Monterrey Soccer Clubfor the match corresponding to the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2024 tournament.

Rayados scored the first goal at minute twenty-eight, through Spanish Sergio Canales. In the agony of the first half, Diego Laínez sent it to save and they went to halftime with a 1-1 tie, still in favor of Monterrey, due to their position in the general table.

In the second half, just at minute forty-eight, Maxi Meza returned the advantage to Monterrey, who would end up winning the first leg 2-1, playing as a visitor and with the tiebreaker criterion in their favor, due to their position. In the table.

As if the outlook were not already dark enough for the Tigres team, it is necessary to remember that the feline team has never eliminated Monterrey after losing the first leg. Contrary to Rayados, who fired Tigres in 2005, after losing 1-0 in the first game.

Before Sergio Canales sent the ball to save, when the match was extremely divided, there was a play in the area that, in the opinion of the players and fans, was a penalty, but the Tigres and the whistler considered it not, and they did not even appeal. to VAR.

The play featured Brazilian Sami Caetano, who clearly touched the ball with his hand in the area, but the judge considered that it was not intentional, and therefore no penalty was awarded. We close the note with the controversial move, so that you are the ones who have the last word.