Club América put to rest a lot of the questions about them going into this match, downing Tijuana 3-1. One of the big talking points of the evening was the absence of Matheus Uribe, who had reportedly been sold to FC Porto for somewhere in the neighborhood of €10 million. This came on the heels of América selling Agustín Marchesín to Porto earlier in the week.
In the third minute, Xolos had a golden opportunity when Ariel Nahuelpán got the ball close to the América box. Nahuelpén hit a backheel flick to Miller Bolaños, who played it out to the left for an onrushing Washington Camacho.