Pachuca finished booking their ticket to the Liga MX final after getting a 1-0 win over Monterrey in a widely expected result after their 5-2 win in the 1st leg. Monterrey went offensive from the start on paper, but their plan of going with three forwards never panned out as they barely came close to scoring one goal, much less the three they needed to turn things around. Pachuca will now go to their second consecutive Liga MX final and just as the previous one, they’ll host the 2nd leg when they face another surprising team in Toluca.
The match began with Monterrey going all offensive, starting three forwards in Rogelio Funes Mori, German Berterame and Rodrigo Aguirre.