Tigres UANL arrived at America's home ground with the firm intention of putting them on the back foot and ending the total dominance of the Americanista team over their colors with a resounding victory The 1-4 loss ended a seven-year winless streak against the Eagles. The last victory for the Tigers on the Eagles' home turf was in the first leg of the 2019 Apertura tournament quarterfinals at the Azteca Stadium, where the Tigers prevailed 1-2 with goals from the current coach, Argentine Guido Pizarro, and Frenchman Andre-Pierre Gignac, while Paraguayan Richard Sanchez scored for the Americans. The Tigers didn't just beat America, they dominated them, outplayed them, and the two-goal scoreline didn't reflect the level of play shown in this match. The absences are weighing heavily on the Coapa squad, making them unrecognizable; nothing remains of that three-time champion team. America's performance was very poor, and it all started in the opening minutes when Israel Reyes fouled Angel Correa and his compatriot Juan Brunetta, allowing the opening goal. 1-0.

Tigres crafted a perfect game, exploiting America's defensive weaknesses. A prime example was the way they orchestrated their second goal, a backheel flick from Jesus Angulo.

America did absolutely nothing in the first half. Nahuel Guzman could watch the game undisturbed because Andre Jardine's men didn't manage a single shot on goal, prompting the fans to boo their team off the pitch.

In the second half, America showed a bit more initiative. Brian Rodriguez took the team on his shoulders and was the only one among the Azulcremas who tried something different and sought to inspire his teammates, but they were on a different wavelength.

Brian Rodriguez got his reward by scoring the Eagles' only goal of the match.

Rodriguez took advantage of a defensive error to go one-on-one with Nahuel and cross him, reducing the gap on the scoreboard.

America's joy at narrowing the gap on the scoreboard was short-lived because on the very next play,Angel Correa puts the third goal back in front of the Azulcremas. The stadium fell silent and turned on Nahuel, who mocked the stands.

The game became extremely heated, first with a near-brawl that resulted in the expulsion of America's physical trainer, and then a harsh tackle by Lima, who had just come on as a substitute, also earned him a red card.

With one less player in the final minutes, America suffered greatly, and it was then that Correa's second goal appeared to put the icing on the cake of this rout.