Led on by a great goal from Brian Figueroa, Pumas defeated Chivas for the first time ever in Estadio Akron/Omnilife and for the first time since 1982, eliminating them from the Copa MX. Like their top rivals America, Chivas proceed to be eliminated at home in the week prior to the Superclasico game between them on Sunday.
Pumas took an early lead but got leveled and lost control of the game until Figueroa’s long range bomb gave them the lead. In a tough second half, Pumas sat back and held on until injury time when they got the benefit of a lucky own goal.