2020 Copa MX finals

2020 Copa MX Finals
Event2019–20 Copa MX
Tijuana Monterrey
1 2
First leg
Tijuana Monterrey
0 1
Date21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
VenueEstadio Caliente, Tijuana
RefereeEduardo Galvan Basulto
Attendance0
Second leg
Monterrey Tijuana
1 1
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

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

Venues

Background

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

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

First leg

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

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

Second leg

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

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

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

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

References

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