Toluca Ends a 23-Year CONCACAF Title Drought as Luis Garcia Shines in a Shootout
Luis García stopped two shootout attempts as Toluca claimed its third CONCACAF title and first since 2003.
- On Saturday, Toluca defeated UANL Tigres in a penalty shootout to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup, securing the club's first continental title in 23 years.
- During extra time, Jorge Díaz Price put the home side ahead, but Brazilian defender Joaquim Pereira leveled the score with a 113th-minute header, forcing the penalty shootout.
- Goalkeeper Luis García secured the 6-5 victory by saving spot kicks from Fernando Gorriarán and José Juan Purata, sealing the championship for The Red Devils.
- Tigres forward Marcelo Flores, called up to the Canadian national team for the 2026 World Cup, suffered a right knee injury in the 77th minute and left the pitch in tears.
- Toluca earned a place in both the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup, where they join 2025 champion Cruz Azul.
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The Toluca became the champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup after beating Tigers in the Final in prison 6-5.
After Cruz Azul was crowned champion of the MX League, Toluca and Tigers now define the new monarch of the Concachampions, a tournament that also delivers a ticket to the upcoming 2029 Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The choricero ensemble arrives at the Concacaf Champions Cup after taking a complicated semifinal to LAFC, while the Rgiomontanos left out the Nashville SC with a series marked by the defensive strength and offensi…
Toluca beat Tigres 6-5 in a series of prisons after he tied 1-1 and won his third international title. The Toluca ticket beats Tigres in penalties and is champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.
A heroic performance by the goalkeeper Luis García in the prison series prompted Toluca to overcome the Tigers of the UANL on Saturday, securing the first title of the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the club in 23 years.
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