Monterrey traveled to El Salvador to take on Alianza FC in San Salvador, looking to get a better result on their travels than their crosstown rivals, Tigres, had gotten on the road in Costa Rica the previous night. A draw would be a decent outcome, given the circumstances, but a win would be welcomed, especially with Santos scoring six goals earlier in the night in their win over Marathon in Honduras.
As it turned out, a nil-nil draw in San Salvador will be seen as a decent result, given the conditions and the heavy fouling that los Rayados were subjected to in a fairly typical CONCACAF Champions League match.