Tigres UANL and Santos Laguna closed in on the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals thanks to wins on Tuesday.
Runners-up in two of the past three editions, Tigres left it late to beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the first leg of their quarter-final.
Porque mañana estarán hablando del partido. Aquí te dejamos el resumen para que no te quedes fuera de lugar. @HoustonDynamo 0-2 @TigresOficial #SCCL2019 #HOUvTIG pic.twitter.com/uEmc1CB85o
— Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (@TheChampions) March 6, 2019
Enner Valencia and Julian Quinones combined twice in the space of three minutes for Tigres.
Former West Ham and Everton forward Valencia tapped in a 78th-minute opener before setting up Quinones for a good finish.
In Harrison, New Jersey, goals either side of half-time saw Santos Laguna to a 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls in the first leg of their tie.
Revive los mejores momentos de la victoria de @ClubSantos sobre @newyorkredbulls #SCCL2019 #NYRvSAN pic.twitter.com/KUwQMQWvpm
— Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (@TheChampions) March 6, 2019
Both teams had their chances before the visitors opened the scoring three minutes prior to the break.
Julio Furch played a pass into Diego Valdes, who drilled an effort into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Furch turned scorer in the 48th minute, tucking away a pass from Javier Correa as the Mexican outfit took control of the tie.