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Tigres’ hopes of first international title extinguished as Pachuca earn CCL Final glory

Pachuca were crowned CONCACAF Champions League winners after a late Franco Jara goal helped the Hidalgo side to a 2-1 aggregate victory over Tigres.

The Tuzos ran out of the first leg with an away goal advantage after Eduardo Vargas missed a second half penalty that would have given Tigres the lead.

Pachuca arrived to this match on the back of an astounding run of 32 straight games without a defeat at home, but after forcing Nahuel Guzman to a pair of saves, the hosts found themselves on the back foot.

Andre-Pierre Gignac was the first to come close to leveling the score after connecting with a Javier Aquino cross before the same Gignac rattled the woodwork from outside the box.