Yesterday night, Necaxa and Tigres opened up the fourth round of the season. And at the same time, Tigres played their last match before heading over to Qatar where they will face their Club World Cup duties earned a little over a month ago after being crowned CONCACAF CL champs. In what was a rather lazy match with not many clear scoring chances, the home side dominated both ball possession as well as opportunities created, despite lack of clarity. The match ended in a 1-1 deadlock.
Both of Tuca Ferretti’s starters up front were present yesterday night in the Estadio Universitario, despite not actually dressing to play, as both André-Pierre Gignac and newly acquired Carlos González are completing their respective recoveries from injury and are both expected to be on the pitch next week for Tigres’ Club World Cup debut.