2020 Copa MX finals

The 2020 Copa MX Finals was the final of the 2019–20 Copa MX, the fifteenth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 82nd overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

2020 Copa MX Finals

Event	2019–20 Copa MX
Tijuana Monterrey 1 2
First leg
Tijuana Monterrey 0 1
Date	21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
Venue	Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Referee	Eduardo Galvan Basulto
Attendance	0
Second leg
Monterrey Tijuana 1 1
Date	4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
Venue	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Referee	Jorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance	0
← Clausura 2019

The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Monterrey and Tijuana.^[1] The first leg was hosted at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on 21 October 2020, while the second leg was hosted at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe on 4 November 2020.^[2] The finals were scheduled to take place on 8 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.^[3] It was later announced the finals would be held on 16 and 23 September but were later postponed again to 21 October and 4 November 2020.^[4][2]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)[5]
Monterrey	5 (1964, 1969, 1992, Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018)
Tijuana	None

Venues

Estadio Caliente hosted the first leg

Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the second leg

Background

Monterrey has won the tournament twice while Tijuana has never won it.^[5] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2019 Liga MX final where they defeated América on penalty kicks to capture their fifth league title.^[6] The last time Tijuana reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2012 Liga MX final where they defeated Toluca 4–1 on aggregate to capture their first Liga MX title.^[7]

Monterrey won all four of their group stage matches as they were seeded first. They eliminated Celaya in the round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals, and Juárez on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Tijuana won three, drew none and lost one in the group stage as they were seeded sixth. They eliminated Atlético San Luis in the round of 16, Morelia in the quarterfinals, and Toluca in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Monterrey				Round	Tijuana
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
UdeG	2–1 (H)			Matchday 1	Querétaro	2–0 (H)
Chiapas	2–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Querétaro	2–3 (A)
UdeG	2–1 (A)			Matchday 3	Zacatecas	3–2 (A)
Chiapas	6–0 (H)			Matchday 4	Zacatecas	2–0 (H)
Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Monterrey 4 12 2 Chiapas 4 6 3 UdeG 4 0 Source: Copa MX				Final standings	Group 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tijuana 4 9 2 Querétaro 4 6 3 Zacatecas 4 3 Source: Copa MX
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Celaya	7–3	4–3 (A)	3–0 (H)	Round of 16	Atlético San Luis	1–0	1–0 (A)	1–0 (H)
Santos Laguna	1–0	0–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Morelia	3–1	3–1 (H)	0–0 (A)
Juárez	2–2 (6–5 p)	0–2 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Toluca	7–3	3–0 (H)	4–3 (A)

Matches

First leg

21 October 2020

19:06 PDT (UTC−8)

Tijuana	0–1	Monterrey
	Report	Sánchez 18' (pen.)

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)

Tijuana[8][9]

Monterrey[8][9]

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco (c) DF 18 Aldo Cruz  73' DF 4 Jordan Silva  83' DF 34 Víctor Guzmán  2'  46' DF 22 Vladimir Loroña MF 20 Mauro Lainez MF 23 Luis Gamíz  55' MF 14 Christian Rivera MF 7 Fabián Castillo  17'  62' FW 11 Brayan Angulo  55' FW 29 Édgar López Substitutions: GK 13 Carlos Higuera DF 3 Miguel Barbieri  46' DF 28 Jaime Gómez MF 5 Kevin Balanta MF 19 Marcel Ruiz  83'  55' MF 21 Jordi Cortizo  62' MF 30 David Barbona  73' MF 191 Jordan Rezabala FW 17 Gerson Vázquez FW 33 Luís Leal  55' Manager: Pablo Guede

GK 22 Luis Cárdenas DF 20 Sebastián Vegas DF 4 Nicolás Sánchez (c)  49' DF 3 César Montes DF 27 Daniel Parra  74' MF 21 Alfonso González  65' MF 5 Matías Kranevitter MF 6 Edson Gutiérrez MF 11 Maximiliano Meza  76' FW 199 José Alvarado  90+5' FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori  90+3' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo González DF 17 Jesús Gallardo DF 19 Miguel Layún DF 190 Luis Sánchez MF 16 Celso Ortiz  65' MF 35 Eric Cantú  76' MF 196 Ángel Zapata FW 9 Vincent Janssen  90+3' FW 18 Avilés Hurtado FW 210 Shayr Mohamed  90+5' Manager: Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees: Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla) Karen Janett Díaz (Aguascalientes) Fourth official: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

4 November 2020

20:36 CST (UTC−6)

Monterrey	1–1	Tijuana
Janssen 87' (pen.)	Report	Barbona 88'

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

Monterrey[10][11]

Tijuana[10][11]

GK 22 Luis Cárdenas DF 20 Sebastián Vegas DF 4 Nicolás Sánchez (c) DF 3 César Montes DF 35 Eric Cantú MF 17 Jesús Gallardo  69'  90+3' MF 5 Matías Kranevitter MF 21 Alfonso González  46' MF 199 José Alvarado  66' MF 29 Carlos Rodríguez  66' FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori  83' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo González DF 6 Edson Gutiérrez  90+3' DF 190 Luis Sánchez MF 11 Maximiliano Meza  46' MF 16 Celso Ortiz MF 196 Ángel Zapata  66' FW 9 Vincent Janssen  66' FW 10 Aké Loba FW 18 Avilés Hurtado  83' FW 210 Shayr Mohamed Manager: Antonio Mohamed

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco (c)  71' DF 18 Aldo Cruz  83' DF 4 Jordan Silva DF 34 Víctor Guzmán DF 22 Vladimir Loroña  83' MF 23 Luis Gamíz  69' MF 14 Christian Rivera MF 20 Mauro Lainez MF 29 Édgar López  69' MF 21 Jordi Cortizo  59' FW 7 Fabián Castillo Substitutions: GK 13 Carlos Higuera DF 3 Miguel Barbieri DF 6 Jorge Aguilar DF 28 Jaime Gómez  90+4'  83' MF 5 Kevin Balanta MF 16 Clifford Aboagye MF 30 David Barbona  59' MF 191 Jordan Rezabala  69' FW 9 Paolo Yrizar  69' FW 17 Gerson Vázquez  83' FW 33 Luís Leal Manager: Pablo Guede

Assistant referees: Mario Jesús López (Durango) Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City) Fourth official: Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)