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Eduardo Vargas missed a penalty as Tigres UANL and Pachuca drew to open their CONCACAF Champions League final.

Tigres UANL were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Pachuca in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League final.

Raul Lopez put visitors Pachuca ahead away from home at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo Leon on Tuesday.

But an Ismael Sosa goal brought Tigres – last season's runners-up – level before Eduardo Vargas missed a second-half penalty for the hosts in the all-Mexican decider.

Pachuca were fortunate to take a third-minute lead.

A Lopez free-kick from 35 yards took a huge deflection off the wall, wrong-footing goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman and finding the bottom corner.