Toluca, the current champion, turned out to be a real devil for FC Juarez, who paid the price for daring to compete with the Red Devils and ultimately paid dearly for the outcome, dropping to 1-2 at home and about being eliminated from the Liga MX finals.

It was undoubtedly noteworthy that Uruguayan coach Martin Varini had a competitive match planned against the current champion in the opening 30 minutes and that they were already on the ropes. There was no way the border patrol could stop Toluca, who were about to unleash their full potential.

Just three minutes into the game, Colombian Jesus Murillo scored a powerful header that capitalized on the poor marking by Uruguayans Andres Pereira and Jesus Gallardo. However, after that, things started to improve for the State of Mexico squad, who scored with goals from Paulinho and Antonio Briseno. Rodolfo Pizarro, Oscar Estupinan, Homer Martinez, and Ricardo Oliveira threatened to cause more damage in the first half, but goalkeeper Hugo Gonzalez held his ground and prevented further harm to his goal. The Weight of the Champion: Toluca made some adjustments in the second half, improving the triangles and combinations they were using. The border team was pinned back by Robert Morales, Nico Castro, Marcel Ruiz, and Paulinho himself, who had more skill in their plays. In the 55th minute, Robert Morales fired a perfect finish to Antonio Briseno, who had no chance of getting hurt in the six-yard box. which he launched with a diving header to make matters worse and set the game at 1-1. Diego Barbosa went down the right flank and scored a diagonal cross in a three-touch play similar to a game of billiards ten minutes later. The ball was deflected by Paulinho, who was flanked by two defenders, and he snucks past goalkeeper Sebastian Jurado with his foot before he could hit the far corner. Toluca was able to win the match with a better overall performance from FC Juarez, confident that next Saturday there won't be any surprises or unexpected outcomes in the playoffs that could dethrone the current Mexican soccer champions from their path.

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