On Sunday, the Apetura championship of the Liga MX season will end with the battle of Tigres and Toluca. Tigres enters with a 1-0 lead in the two-legged encounter thanks to Angel Correa’s solitary goal as they look to push Tigres to their first title since 2023, when they won the final league. Here’s everything you need to know about the huge match that you can watch live CBS Sports Network.
How to watch Toluca vs Tigres, odds
- date: Sunday, December 14 | time: 8 p.m. ET
- location: Nemesio Diez Stadium – Toluca, Mexico
- television: CBS Sports Network
- probability: Toluca -105; Draw +280; Tigris +250
Correa’s arrival in Mexico over the summer from Atletico Madrid has propelled Tigres to new heights while also turning his career around. After becoming a rotation player in Spain, Correa joined ahead of the Club World Cup and has not looked back, scoring 15 goals and assisting a further four in all competitions for Tigres. His eight goals during the regular season helped the team overcome injuries to Andre-Pierre Gignac, and Tigres now appears to be in a good position when the 40-year-old finally decides to hang up his boots.
But there are trophies to be won first, as Gignac, Correa and Juan Bruneta will look to give Toluca’s defense fitness. But this does not mean that Toluca will fall easily. They top the standings after finishing first in the qualifiers while also looking to defend their 2025 Finals title, where they eliminated Club America.
Behind Paulinho’s hot goals, Antonio Mohamed’s Toluca side are a tough team to crack and will host the second leg, which will be a back-and-forth affair at the Estadio Nemesio Diez. The strikers may grab the headlines, but these are also the teams that have allowed the fewest goals in the league, with Tigres allowing 16 goals and Toluca allowing 18 goals in the 17 matches they have played. It may be difficult to score goals, but with it being the second leg of the final, things could open up if either side is forced to chase the game late.
In four of the last five finals, the return leg has seen at least two goals scored, and three have seen three or more goals scored, so given the form, there will be goals despite the strength of these defences. Only one team can win, and with only one goal separating them, it is unknown who will win the Apertura Final.