When Club America meets Tigres in the first leg of the Liga MX Apertura final Thursday, the pressure will be squarely on the Mexico City side's shoulders.
Coach Ricardo La Volpe said his America side isn't the favorite to win, and that might be so. But to have a chance to win, America needs a result in the first leg. Things get much trickier when Las Aguilas head to El Volcan, where more than 40,000 Tigres fans make for one of the best atmospheres in Mexico, and one of the toughest places to get a win.
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It's not like the pressure is new.