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Guido Pizarro's Tigres return can inspire faith after Campeon de Campeones win

After winning Sunday's exhibition, the northern Mexico side will have plenty of hope that the Argentine can help it return to the top

There was no doubt about the better team in Sunday's Campeon de Campeones match. Tigres stomped Santos Laguna 4-0 to win Liga MX's final preseason tune-up - a meeting between the Apertura and Clausura champions.

There was some doubt when the moment to lift the trophy arrived, though. Would it be Guido Pizarro, the man who wore the armband and scored the opener in the contest? Or would it be Juninho, the club's longtime captain who is still coming off a shoulder injury that kept him out of the latter portion of preseason?