The No. 2-seeded Tigres UANL are in full control of the two-leg Liga MX Apertura semifinal showdown with the No. 3-seeded Club America thanks to Wednesday's 1-0 road victory at Estadio Azteca.
Club America will be forced to make up the deficit on the road in Saturday's second leg at Estadio Universitario if it hopes to advance to face the winner of the other semifinal between No. 1 Monterrey and No. 4 Morelia.
The Tigres earned the vast majority of the goal-scoring chances Wednesday with an 18-8 shot advantage, per ESPN FC. However, their breakthrough came in the 49th minute when Bruno Valdez conceded an unfortunate penalty with a handball in the box.