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Tigres overcame a 1-0 deficit as Sebastián Córdova played the hero again while Liga MX champs América also moved to 3-0-0 with a win at FC Juárez.
Top-seeded América goes on the road to take on defending champion Tigres in the first leg of the Liga MX finals. This is the third time these two franchises have met in the finals in the past eight years.
The defending champion Tigres overcame an early goal by the visiting Pumas and battled to a draw. The 1-1 result gave the holders a 2-1 aggregate victory and the holders will move on to face top-seeded América in the Liga MX final.
A surging UNAM side has the task of eliminating the defending champion Tigres if they intend to return to their first Liga MX final since 2020.
Jesus Angulo fired a 25-meter shot into the net to help the defending champion Tigres take a 1-0 lead over 10-man UNAM in their Liga MX semifinal series. The return match will be Sunday in Monterrey.