Tigres, with Colombians Luis Quiñones, Francisco Meza and Julián Quiñones, became the first Mexican team to qualify for the final of a Club World Cup, after defeating 1-0 to the champion of the Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian Palmeiras, this Sunday at the Education City Stadiun de Rayán (Qatar).
A penalty goal from French André-Pierre Gignac (53) allowed the ‘Felinos’ to make history in the planetary event, and now the team led by Ricardo Ferretti awaits a rival for the title, which will come out of Monday’s duel between Bayern Munich German and Al-Ahly from Egypt.
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Tigres therefore improved the best performance of a Mexican team, and of any other representative of Concacaf in the previous 16 editions of the Club World Cup. Necaxa (2000), Monterrey (2012 and 2019), Pachuca (2017), and the Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa (2005) reached third place.
The Concacaf Champions League champion, who arrived after defeating his Asian counterpart, the South Korean Ulsan Hyundai 2-1, woke Palmeiras from the dream of becoming the first Brazilian team to win the world title since winning it. Corinthians in 2012.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino witnessed the solid performance of the ‘Tuca’ Ferreti team from the box, who only made one modification compared to the eleven that played in the quarterfinals; Francisco Meza fell and Paraguayan Carlos González entered, something that would reveal a success.
Despite a first warning with a powerful header from Carlos González repelled by Weverton in minute 3, it was the Brazilians who controlled the longest in the first act. Until Gignac and the Colombian Luis Quiñones they found their inspiration minutes before the break. Both attack men struck from the left side creating incessant danger.
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At the return of the locker room the trend was maintained and the fruit came with a penalty in minute 52 by Luan Garcia grabbing Carlos González. Gignac did not tremble and surpassed the Brazilian goalkeeper below to score his third goal in this World Cup, all of which Tigres adds.
It was also the 147th goal for the French striker with the San Nicolás de los Garza squad. There were 40 minutes ahead of Palmeiras, but the team led by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira did not find the way to disturb the Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán. In his first presence at a Club World Cup
Tigres made history, but wants to continue making it.
AFP
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