FC Cincinnati as soon as once more has a winnable CONCACAF Champions Cup sequence towards a Liga MX big on its palms, however FCC will as soon as once more be tasked with profitable in Mexico to advance within the competitors.
Evidently, that will not be simply completed in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
FC Cincinnati tied Tigres UANL on Tuesday at TQL Stadium, 1-1, within the opening recreation of the two-game Champions Cup Spherical of 16 sequence.
FC Cincinnati went forward by way of Pavel Bucha’s third aim of the match within the third minute. Tigres discovered a worthwhile equalizer within the seventeenth minute, although, by way of Nicolas Ibanez.
On the shut of Spherical of 16 motion on Tuesday, Bucha was tied because the main goalscorer within the match. FCC labored to search out one other aim, although, and finally did not.
The sequence now shifts to Tigres’ Estadio Universitario, or “El Volcan” because it’s identified within the Tigres neighborhood, for Recreation Two.
A 12 months in the past, FC Cincinnati went into the second recreation of a Spherical of 16 sequence trailing towards CF Monterrey − Tigres’ crosstown rival − and didn’t advance regardless of being very a lot within the sequence for the sport on the rowdy BBVA Stadium. That stage finally proved too powerful for early-season FC Cincinnati in 2024.
The membership will probably be hoping for a greater consequence in Monterrey this 12 months. As issues stand now, and with , Tigres’ aim in Cincinnati could be the decisive aim that may permit the Mexican membership to advance if the rating stays tied at 1-1. Which means FC Cincinnati must out-score Tigres at El Volcan when the sequence reconvenes in per week.
FC Cincinnati’s subsequent aggressive match is Saturday within the MLS common season towards Toronto FC at TQL Stadium.
