Monterrey’s season ended in the Liguilla much like their Copa MX run did, dominated and outplayed by a Cruz Azul team that has momentum, timely scoring, and a smother defense going for them. Despite the presence of Rogelio Funes Mori, Monterrey could not find a way to score a goal at the Estadio Azteca and Cruz Azul survived a penalty miss to win the match 1-0 and advance to the Liga MX final on the basis of being the higher seeded team.
Cruz Azul seemed nervous in the first few minutes, although the managed to get a decent chance on goal in 10th minute as they applied some pressure on the Monterrey goal, only for the ball to be cleared out to Funes Mori, who was fouled just inside the halfway line and los Rayados relieved the pressure.