While playoff meetings are rare, the two Claiscos in the opening round of the Liguilla bring to mind recent meetings. How much has changed since then?
The echoes are strong. Just one year ago, Tigres went through a poor campaign just a tournament after winning the Liga MX title, managed to find their way into the playoffs and came up against crosstown rival Monterrey. A year earlier, above-average campaigns for both Guadalajara sides saw them meet in the quarterfinals.
Memories of both series linger as the matchups have appeared once again in this week's Clausura playoffs, with the Clasico Regio taking place Wednesday and Saturday and the Clasico Tapatio running Thursday and Sunday.