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2020 Copa MX finals

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2020 Copa MX Finals
Event2019–20 Copa MX
First leg
Date21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
VenueEstadio Caliente, Tijuana
RefereeEduardo Galvan Basulto
Attendance0
Second leg
Date4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
RefereeJorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance0

The 2020 Copa MX Finals was the final of the 2019–20 Copa MX, the fifteenth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 82nd overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Monterrey and Tijuana.[1] The first leg was hosted at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on 21 October 2020, while the second leg was hosted at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe on 4 November 2020.[2] The finals were scheduled to take place on 8 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[3] It was later announced the finals would be held on 16 and 23 September but were later postponed again to 21 October and 4 November 2020.[4][2]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)[5]
Monterrey 5 (1964, 1969, 1992, Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018)
Tijuana None

Venues

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Estadio Caliente hosted the first leg
Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the second leg

Background

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Monterrey has won the tournament twice while Tijuana has never won it.[5] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2019 Liga MX final where they defeated América on penalty kicks to capture their fifth league title.[6] The last time Tijuana reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2012 Liga MX final where they defeated Toluca 4–1 on aggregate to capture their first Liga MX title.[7]

Monterrey won all four of their group stage matches as they were seeded first. They eliminated Celaya in the round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals, and Juárez on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Tijuana won three, drew none and lost one in the group stage as they were seeded sixth. They eliminated Atlético San Luis in the round of 16, Morelia in the quarterfinals, and Toluca in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Monterrey Round Tijuana
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Querétaro 2–0 (H)
Chiapas 2–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 2–3 (A)
UdeG 2–1 (A) Matchday 3 Zacatecas 3–2 (A)
Chiapas 6–0 (H) Matchday 4 Zacatecas 2–0 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 12
2 Chiapas 4 6
3 UdeG 4 0
Source: Copa MX
Final standings Group 4 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tijuana 4 9
2 Querétaro 4 6
3 Zacatecas 4 3
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Celaya 7–3 4–3 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Atlético San Luis 1–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Morelia 3–1 3–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Juárez 2–2 (6–5 p) 0–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Toluca 7–3 3–0 (H) 4–3 (A)

Matches

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First leg

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Tijuana0–1Monterrey
Report
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)
Tijuana[8][9]
Monterrey[8][9]
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco (c)
DF 18 Mexico Aldo Cruz downward-facing red arrow 73'
DF 4 Mexico Jordan Silva Yellow card 83'
DF 34 Mexico Víctor Guzmán Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 22 Mexico Vladimir Loroña
MF 20 Mexico Mauro Lainez
MF 23 Mexico Luis Gamíz downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 14 Colombia Christian Rivera
MF 7 Colombia Fabián Castillo Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 11 Ecuador Brayan Angulo downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW 29 Mexico Édgar López
Substitutions:
GK 13 Mexico Carlos Higuera
DF 3 Argentina Miguel Barbieri upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 28 Mexico Jaime Gómez
MF 5 Colombia Kevin Balanta
MF 19 Mexico Marcel Ruiz Red card 83' upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 21 Mexico Jordi Cortizo upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 30 Argentina David Barbona upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 191 Ecuador Jordan Rezabala
FW 17 Mexico Gerson Vázquez
FW 33 São Tomé and Príncipe Luís Leal upward-facing green arrow 55'
Manager:
Argentina Pablo Guede
GK 22 Mexico Luis Cárdenas
DF 20 Chile Sebastián Vegas
DF 4 Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (c) Yellow card 49'
DF 3 Mexico César Montes
DF 27 Mexico Daniel Parra Red card 74'
MF 21 Mexico Alfonso González downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter
MF 6 Mexico Edson Gutiérrez
MF 11 Argentina Maximiliano Meza downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 199 Mexico José Alvarado downward-facing red arrow 90 5'
FW 7 Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori downward-facing red arrow 90 3'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Hugo González
DF 17 Mexico Jesús Gallardo
DF 19 Mexico Miguel Layún
DF 190 Mexico Luis Sánchez
MF 16 Paraguay Celso Ortiz upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 35 Mexico Eric Cantú upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 196 Mexico Ángel Zapata
FW 9 Netherlands Vincent Janssen upward-facing green arrow 90 3'
FW 18 Colombia Avilés Hurtado
FW 210 Mexico Shayr Mohamed upward-facing green arrow 90 5'
Manager:
Argentina Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Karen Janett Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

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Monterrey1–1Tijuana
Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

Monterrey[10][11]
Tijuana[10][11]
GK 22 Mexico Luis Cárdenas
DF 20 Chile Sebastián Vegas
DF 4 Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (c)
DF 3 Mexico César Montes
DF 35 Mexico Eric Cantú
MF 17 Mexico Jesús Gallardo Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 90 3'
MF 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter
MF 21 Mexico Alfonso González downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 199 Mexico José Alvarado downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF 29 Mexico Carlos Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 66'
FW 7 Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Hugo González
DF 6 Mexico Edson Gutiérrez upward-facing green arrow 90 3'
DF 190 Mexico Luis Sánchez
MF 11 Argentina Maximiliano Meza upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Paraguay Celso Ortiz
MF 196 Mexico Ángel Zapata upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Netherlands Vincent Janssen upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 10 Ivory Coast Aké Loba
FW 18 Colombia Avilés Hurtado upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 210 Mexico Shayr Mohamed
Manager:
Argentina Antonio Mohamed
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco (c) Yellow card 71'
DF 18 Mexico Aldo Cruz downward-facing red arrow 83'
DF 4 Mexico Jordan Silva
DF 34 Mexico Víctor Guzmán
DF 22 Mexico Vladimir Loroña downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 23 Mexico Luis Gamíz downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 14 Colombia Christian Rivera
MF 20 Mexico Mauro Lainez
MF 29 Mexico Édgar López downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 21 Mexico Jordi Cortizo downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW 7 Colombia Fabián Castillo
Substitutions:
GK 13 Mexico Carlos Higuera
DF 3 Argentina Miguel Barbieri
DF 6 Paraguay Jorge Aguilar
DF 28 Mexico Jaime Gómez Yellow card 90 4' upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 5 Colombia Kevin Balanta
MF 16 Ghana Clifford Aboagye
MF 30 Argentina David Barbona upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 191 Ecuador Jordan Rezabala upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Mexico Paolo Yrizar upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 17 Mexico Gerson Vázquez upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 33 São Tomé and Príncipe Luís Leal
Manager:
Argentina Pablo Guede

Assistant referees:
Mario Jesús López (Durango)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

References

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  9. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  10. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. Tijuana - 5 November 2020 - Soccerway".
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