May 10, 2024, 12:57 AM ET
‘Tano’ settled one of his pending accounts as Monterrey coach.
The strategist Fernando Ortiz settled one of his pending accounts under the command of Stripedof which the winning a Clásico Regio ante Tigers in Liga MXa result he achieved on the visit in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Closing Tournament 2024.
After passing through America, the helmsman arrived at Monterrey to direct it in the Apertura 2023 and stayed in the attempt to win a victory in this commitment.
Ortiz faced his first Classic within the Liga MX on the ninth day of the previous competition and maintained the negative streak because Tigers took the three points in dispute.
Fernando Ortiz achieved his first victory over Tigres. Imago7
In this commitment, the group led by Robert Dante Siboldi won by a 3-0 win, with a couple of goals from the French striker Andre Pierre Gignac and one of Diego Lainez.
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Subsequently, the helmsman once again faced those of the UANL in the 135th edition of the Clásico Regioa match that was attractive due to the performance of both teams at the BBVA stadium, but they could not win either.
In that match, the cats had taken a 3-1 lead on the scoreboard, but Striped came from behind and with a last minute goal from German Berterame They achieved a 3-3 tie.
Faced with this panorama came the Clásico Regio Liguilla and the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Closing 2024 It was played at the University Stadium, where ‘Tano’ broke the spell and achieved his first victory against Tigers in Liga MX thanks to the goals of Sergio Canales and Maxi Meza, while Lainez brought the cats closer.
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“We won an important game in a difficult stadium, the series is extremely open, it will be a difficult game at home, it is a classic, it will be the same way, since I arrived I am already leaving, I am focusing on the second leg of the “Sunday, it’s going to be a nice game too,” he said. Ortiz after the visiting victory.
Regarding the return match he added: “If we go out with the same intensity against our greatest rival it has to be the same way, if we think it is defined we are going to make a serious mistake.”
The return leg will be played on Sunday, May 12 at the BBVA, where Striped They will seek to seal their place in the semifinals with the advantage in the overall score and the tiebreaker criteria in their favor.