Tigres made a statement at El Volcán by beating Chivas 3-1 in the first leg of the Clausura 2026 quarter-finals.
Guided by Guido Pizarro, the home side took advantage of playing on their own turf to grab the lead in the battle for a place in the semi-finals against a Chivas team weakened by the absence of its national team players.
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Ricardo Marín stunned the hosts and broke the deadlock. Milito’s side held off Tigres’ attack for much of the first half until Jesús Angulo popped up with the equalizer.
In the second half, Tigres came out all-out in attack and put the match to bed in just three minutes. In the 52nd minute, Juan Brunetta made it 2-1 with an incredible volley, and just in the 55th, Diego “Chicha” Sánchez finished off a lethal counterattack to score the third.
Chivas tried to respond with attacking substitutions and some standout saves from goalkeeper Óscar Whalley, but it was not enough to cut the deficit.
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With this result, the team from Monterrey will travel to Guadalajara with a comfortable two-goal advantage, forcing Chivas to seek a victory by more than two goals, without conceding, to advance to the semi-finals.
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