Goals and Highlights: Leon 2-0 Pumas of Final Liga MX 2020

Thank you for following the broadcast of the final between León and Pumas and for having accompanied us throughout the Guard1anes 2020 tournament. See you next season.

¡NACHO GONZÁLEZ SE RETIRA COMO CAMPEÓN! 👏👏#GranFinalxFOX El abrazo y la emoción por el jugador esmeralda que se retira como deseaba:

¡CAMPEÓN CON LEÓN! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/g8fQtomiXD — FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) December 14, 2020

At this moment all the players of the Lion receive their medal to lift the title. 

¡ @clubleonfc es el Campeón del Torneo 🏆 #Guard1anes2020 de la #LigaBBVAMX !

👏👏👏 FELICIDADES LEÓN 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/vIPgA7U8zx — #LigaBBVAMX #Guard1anes2020 (@LigaBBVAMX) December 14, 2020

#GRANFINAL I #LEONvsUNAM I #Guard1anes2020

¡SE ACABÓ! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

SOMOS CAMPEONES 🇳🇬

¡DALE LEÓN CARAJOOOOOO! 🤩🔥🇳🇬#PorLeonésimaVez pic.twitter.com/mrzPEUx7Lj — Club León 🇲🇽 (@clubleonfc) December 14, 2020

The players from León celebrate the eighth star and, on the other hand, there are several players lying on the Pumas field lamenting the defeat.

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeon champion.

The overall leader is proclaimed champion after beating the Pumas of UNAM 2-0.

León controls the ball and is seconds away from being champion.

Four more minutes are added.

Vigón with the half turn that the goalkeeper cuts off.

¡SE VIENE LA OCTAVA CORONA PARA LEÓN!#GranFinalxFOX Al 83' llega el 2-0 de La Fiera, parece definitivo ante unos Pumas. que tendrán que hacer verdadero milagro pic.twitter.com/sCQeuFmnja — FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) December 14, 2020

Changes in León.

Navarro and Gigliotti leave

Godínez and Sosa enter.

Now Pumas need two with five minutes left in regulation time.

Goal of León

Yairo Moreno makes the cut inside the area and takes the shot for the 2-0.

Lousy service by Mayorga and the ball comes out crying for the baseline.

It was Meneses who came out, not Navarro, in a last-minute decision.

Enter Moreno and Rodriguez

Navarro and Campbell are leaving.

Changes in the León.

Centre of Mayorga that clears the defence of the Lion. Pumas have the ball, but it is still not deep.

Now Aquinas puts the centre well past the second post which goes long.

Gigliotti had it and his header goes wide, even though it had been sanctioned out of place.

Shot in the centre of Meneses that goes off course and ends up in a goal kick.

Change of Pumas. Lira enters and López leaves.

Iturbe goes down, wins the ball and is fouled. A goal cut the game in the last minutes.

Delayed diagonal of Navarro rejecting the Pumas defence.

Alvarez fouls and the referee pardons him for the second yellow.

Closed centre that Cota rejects and is fouled within the small area.

After the revision of the VAR, the referee says that yellow is more than enough for Mosquera.

Strong entrance and Mosquera is warned. Pumas will have direct free kick.

Change of Pumas. Alvarez went in and Vazquez came out after the blow to the head.

PEDÍAN FUERA DE LUGAR, PEDÍAN PENAL... PERO EL ÁRBITRO DICE: JUEGUE🗣️

¿Era penal?

🦁(2)1⃣-0⃣(1)🐾
📲EN VIVO: https://t.co/26NJVN7K4f pic.twitter.com/FDFWpohEyN — MARCA Claro (@MarcaClaro) December 14, 2020

Strong head-on collision in the Leon area, where a penalty was previously claimed.

Foul by Leon in the middle of the field, which was sanctioned by the referee because the counter-attack was in progress.

Gigliotti shot that hits the net from the outside

Good exit of Talavera when Campbell was already approaching for the hand to hand.

The second half starts.

León 1-0 Pumas.

Tesillo combing ball that goes over the side.

The game is very short at the moment.

45 minutes have passed and three more will be added.

Dinenno's header in the hands of Rodolfo Cota.

The centre passes through the whole area and Talavera flies in to take the ball out.

Campbell is fouled and Leon has a direct free kick.

Power shot by Gonzalez that rebounds Cota and ends in a corner shot.

Change of Pumas. Gutiérrez leaves and enters Iturbe.

Centre of Pumas from the side on the right which is short at the first post.

Left-handed Meneses hitting the net from the outside despite the flight of Talavera.

Now Joel Campbell is lying in the field.

Dinenno's medium distance air shot that saves Cota at two times.

Too long service from Navarro that ends up running away.

Yellow card for Alan Mozo for strong entry on Meneses.

Lopez service very easy in the hands of Cota.

A counter-attack that León cannot define due to the good coverage of the university defence.

Out of place of Fernando Navarro.

After the goal, little by little the Pumas have started to have more time with the ball, although they are still not dangerous.

They asked for a penalty inside the León area over Vigón, but González's sweep was clean.

¡NO ALCANZÓ TALAVERA! ¡Y YA ANOTÓ LA FIERA! 🦁🔝 #GranFinalxFOX Remate de derecha de Emmanuel Gigliotti que no alcanza a desviar el arquero de los universitarios

¡YA LO GANA LEÓN!

León 1-0 Pumas pic.twitter.com/GgoK3D2iG9 — FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) December 14, 2020

Gigliotti turns around to tackle Talavera with some problems.

Change of the Lion. Angel Mena can't take it anymore and leaves his place to the tico Joel Campbell.

Vázquez's bad score and the fact that Talavera is going to attack the ball have meant that the León is already winning it 1-0.

Goal of Leon

Gigliotti with the power shot that goes to Talavera for the 1-0.

Angel Mena has returned to the field to try to see if he can continue.

Mena is lying in the countryside and the Lion's bench is already warming up.

Lack of Carlos González in the lower sector of the León.

Centre of the plane that rejects the defensive puma at the first post.

The Leónhas been on the attack from the very first minutes.

The great centre of Monti, but Gigliotti does not manage to finish off the second post.

Quickly there is a foul on Meneses and Leon will have a direct free kick.

The grand final between León and Pumas begins.

We are seconds away from the start of the grand finale.

The Mexican national anthem is sung, with both teams already on the pitch.

At this moment a band plays the MX League anthem to remember the valuable tournament that has been played in the different branches of the league.

Nacho Gonzalez will say goodbye to the courts this afternoon and wants to do it in a big way for a footballer, with a title.

The Pumas want the title and this is the outfit they will bring out for tonight.

The Leon is finishing the last details of its warm-up to face the Pumas UNAM.

The Pumas have not lifted the title since 2011 when they beat the Monarcas Morelia with an outstanding performance by Javier Cortés.

This is the trophy that is in dispute at the Guard1anes 2020 tournament.

Nacho Ambriz wants to make history and will be looking for his first title as an MX League coach.

Talavera has recovered from his injury and is one hundred percent ready to return to the frame. Is it a good decision for Lillini to have seated González?

Emmanuel Gigliotti was the man who gave the Lion a draw in the first leg, and tonight he will be on his way.

The Pumas will jump into the field with the traditional white uniform and the puma in the middle.

For almost 30 years the Leon has not been crowned at home, now they will seek to break this curse.

Two changes are commanded by Lillini: Talavera returns to the arch by González and Gutiérrez takes the place of the injured Iturbe.

Talavera; Mozo, Mayorga, Vázquez, Freire; Iniestra, Gutiérrez, López, Vigón; Dinenno, González.

With Barreiro's departure, young Juan González is given his chance, and Gigliotti takes his place in the attack by Tico Campbell.

Cota; Mosquera, Navarro, Tesillo, González; Montes, Meneses, Ramírez, Aquino; Mena, Gigliotti.

At this point, Leon takes to the field to begin its warm-up phase prior to the return leg against the UNAM Pumas.

The team that wins tonight will take their eighth title and tie Cruz Azul, a club that is 23 years old without being a league champion.

The people in charge of the grass check the last details because we are 1 hour away from the start of the Mexican football final.

The Pumas arrived at the stadium, but the people waiting for them are from León, who are supporting their team with everything.

 

The Leon Stadium is in impeccable condition to host one more final in its history.

León and Pumas have met eleven times since 2000 in Guanajuato where, curiously, they have not drawn, with the capital team having the advantage with a record of six wins for five draws (Pumas' information).

The local team has just arrived at their home, lead by the magic maker Luis Montes.

 

The teams are about to arrive at the León Stadium. There is a great atmosphere in the city of Guanajuato, despite the Covid-19.

Pumas and Leon are the only two teams that have managed to become back-to-back champions in short tournaments.

Today, one of the two will reach its eighth star.

There are less than 3 hours left to define the new Liga MX champion in this Guard1anes 2020 tournament.

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Carlos Gonzalez had put the university team ahead in the 72nd minute, but Emmanuel Gigliotti in the 89th minute made it 1-1.

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Two goals in the last two games make the Paraguayan Carlos Gonzalez the man of danger on the front line and he may be able to define a possible title.

If the ball passes constantly through the feet of Luis Montes, a more skilful player with greater intelligence in midfield, the chances of winning the championship at home will increase.

The referre of the Leon vs Pumas will be carried out by Jorge Antonio Perez Duran.

Gonzalez; Rodriguez, Vazquez, Freire, Mayorga; Vigon, Iniestra, Lopez, Iturbe; Dinenno, Gonzalez.

Cota; Tesillo, Mosquera, Barreiro, Navarro; Aquino, Rodriguez, Montes, Meneses; Mena, Campbell.

Andres Lillini had a radical change in his life as, from being the coach of the subsidiary, he now has the possibility of winning a title in the MX League.

"I didn't see myself here at the beginning and now that I'm here I don't want to miss the opportunity and I'm excited, but I didn't see myself here because I didn't get here to be the first team coach and there's only one thing left to be grateful for.

Despite his great work in recent years, Nacho Ambriz acknowledged that people evaluate him according to the number of championships he has won:

"If we are going for a title I would say that if it is still to be consolidated, but if we go to the work of the years where there are many good things, I would say that I am also happy. Unfortunately, in Mexico you are marked more by a title to know if you have earned the credit".

Pumas will have to make the most of the opportunities they have against the Cota team, just as they did in the second leg against Cruz Azul.

Leon has been characterized as a team that has the ball to be able to generate damage. In the first leg they didn't have that comfort, at home they expect to do again what they did all season.

The Leon vs Pumas match will be played at the stadium Leon, in Guanajuato. The kick-off is scheduled at 9:30pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.