Tuzos were put to the test by Tigres in the Volcan but emerged with a draw that lets them control their own fate in next week's second leg.
Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman's mustache made him look like the silent film villain who tied the beautiful woman to the railroad tracks, and for parts of Tuesday's first leg that's the position Pachuca was put in. But Tuzos wriggled free and rode an early goal to a 1-1 draw that puts them in prime position to lift the CONCACAF Champions League trophy next week when the two-leg series heads to the Estadio Hidalgo.