‘Nacho’ Ambriz has become an elite Liga MX manager

Thanks to their victory on aggregate over América on Saturday night, Toluca punched their ticket to the Apertura 2022 final. It’s their first final appearance in four and half years; the last coming in the Clausura 2018 when they lost to Santos on a 3-2 aggregate. When was the last time they won a title? Well, for that one we have to go all the way to the Bicentenario 2010 season when they again faced Santos, this time defeating them in a PK shootout. So, it’s 12 years and counting since the last time they hoisted the Liga MX trophy. That’s a long time considering what this fanbase had become used to in the late 90s and early 2000s.

But make no mistake; this season was no accident. There’s…