It took nearly 140 minutes of action to get a goal over the two legs in the 2018 Liga MX Apertura final but when the moment finally came, Edson Alvarez was more than up to the task, curling a beautiful shot past Cruz Azul goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona—and added a second in the waning minutes—to secure Club America its record 13th title.
Midway through the second leg of the Apertura final, you could be forgiven for thinking much of the same scoreless action was in store for another 90 minutes as both teams struggled to create clear-cut chances and break the final open.