He Opening 2025 ended this Sunday, with the second leg played between Toluca ante Tigers in the stadium Nemesio Diez from the capital of Toluca and after the first leg won by the minimum difference for the Felinos.
Forced to play until extra time in the State of Mexicoafter equalizing two goals in 180 regular minutesit was through a penalty shootout and a score from the 11 steps from 9-8that Toluca ended up proclaiming itself champion of Mexican football.
With this result, Toluca won the twelfth title in the first division, to equal Chivas on the list of champions with the most titles in Mexico’s top circuit.
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Brunetta made it 0-2
Despite the best start to the game that the Devils had and the momentum shown to their people, it was a lack of Juan Brunetta in the 13th minute which led to the goal with which Tigres opened the actions, the product of a free kick in the 14th minute where André-Pierre Gignac made a powerful definition, but it was at the foot of Fernando Gorriaran where he found the final destination of the Toluca arch.
With the disadvantage now increased by two goals, Toluca practically took over the ball for the rest of the first half and it was until the final part where the Brazilian Helinho achieved the tie with a left-footed shot after entering a changed profile from the right sector and a definition that hit the Tigres post before entering the goal for the 1-1 with five to go in the first half.
Prior to the tie, the Devils had already dominated the match with a couple of clear goal situations, in which Paulinho y Nicolas Castro They had failed in their shots, but more as isolated attempts than due to good coordination in attack.
Helinho and Paulinho gave life to Toluca against Tigres
For the start of the complement and the same dynamics controlled by Toluca led to Helinho Paulinho then combined at 52′ to score the second goal for the Devils, now with a shot inside the six-yard box for the Portuguese attacker (Paulinho), which tied the series at two goals, with a whole second half ahead in the tie.
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Once the regular 90 had been reached in Toluca, the match went to extra time where Tigres ended up making more weight for their large squad due to the injuries of Helinho and Paulinho that reduced the offensive game of the Devils to sustain half an hour more of play.
Already in the penalty shootout it was Toluca who emerged as a hero in the definition of the match of the Liga MXafter a dramatic ending in which after the eleven charges were launched by each club, a tie of 8-8 was maintained and it was in the second round that Angel Correa he missed his shot with a save Luis Garcia y Alexis Vega He finished as the hero of the series with the final shot to make it 9-8 from eleven steps.