Toluca 2-1 Tigres (Dec 14, 2025) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA MLB MLB NCAAF NCAAF NHL NHL Soccer Soccer WNBA WNBA More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Toluca v Tigres 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura – Finals Toluca Toluca TOL 2 FT-Pens Agg. 2-2 Tigres UANL Tigres UANL 1 Helinho – 40' Paulinho – 52' Fernando Gorriarán – 14' 2nd Leg – Tied on aggregate – TOL win 9-8 on penalties Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Toluca beats Tigres in epic shootout to win Liga MX title By Associated Press Updated: Dec 15, 2025, 12:03 am Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email MEXICO CITY — Toluca defeated UANL Tigres on penalty kicks 9-8 on Sunday night to win the Apertura tournament title and became the fifth team since 1996 to win back-to-back titles in the Mexican league. Fernando Gorriaran put the visitors side ahead in the 12th minute, but Brazilian winger Helinho leveled the scoring in the 41st and Portuguese striker Paulinho put Toluca ahead in the 52nd to send the match into extra time with a 2-2 aggregate. Former Atlético Madrid winger Ángel Correa gave Tigres a 1-0 lead in the first leg of the final. However, Correa also missed Tigres’ 12th spot kick to open the door for Toluca’s Alexis Vega to hit his second of the shootout and seal the victory for the home side. The Red Devils joined Pumas, León, Atlas and America as teams that have repeated league titles in Mexico since 1996, when the league started playing two tournaments each year. Toluca now has 12 league titles to tie Chivas as the second winningest team in Mexico. Both teams trail America, which has 16. Toluca’s coach Antonio Mohamed won his fifth league title in Mexico and is two short of the all-time leaders Ignacio Trelles and Ricardo Ferretti. Alexis Vega scored two penalty kicks, including the game winner. Game Information Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega 8:00 PM , December 14, 2025 Toluca , Mexico Referees : César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos Liga MX News Toluca beats Tigres in epic shootout to win Liga MX title Toluca defeated UANL Tigres on penalty kicks 9-8 on Sunday night to win the Apertura tournament title and became the fifth team since 1996 to win back-to-back titles in the Mexican league. Ángel Correa's goal gives Tigres edge over Toluca in LMX first final Ángel Correa scored a second-half goal on Thursday, and the Tigres UANL defeated reigning champion Toluca 1-0 in the first leg of the Liga MX Apertura final. Chivas makes Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández exit official Chivas on Thursday officially announced Javier “Chicharito” Hernández as the first player who will not be under contract ahead of the Liga MX Clausura 2026 tournament. All Liga MX News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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