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Pachuca is already on the heels of América as the top winner of Concacaf

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By Edgardo Avelar

02 Jun 2024, 00:52 AM EDT

The Tuzos del Pachuca won their sixth title in the history of the Concacaf Champions League by defeating the Columbus Crew 3-0 to be one step away from the Águilas del América, who have seven titles as the top winners of this competition and where the Hidalgo team from the hand of the Venezuelan “El Rey” Salomón Rondón.

Without a doubt an important achievement in the history of Pachuca, which thus becomes the third representative of Liga MX in the next Next year’s Club World Cup under a new format determined by FIFA.

For now, for the Tuzos they assumed a leading role in this competition with a squad full of experience, talent and youth with players such as the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón, the Colombian Nelson Deossa, the Dutch Oussama Idrissi, the Ecuadorian Andres Micolta, as well as the Argentine Gustavo Cabral, along with an Erick “Chiquito” Sánchez, the “Chaka” Luis Rodríguez, supporting the youth of Emilio Rodríguez, goalkeeper Carlos Moreno, who gave cohesion and prominence to this squad.

Pachuca with an impeccable history in finals

Without a doubt, talking about Pachuca in the Concachampions is talking about being synonymous with success, with a clean and winning record that places it one step away from America in the teams. with more emblems in this regional soccer tournament in North, Central America and the Caribbean Soccer.

Pachuca’s titles in the Concachampions

2002: Pachuca 1 – 0 Monarcas Morelia

2007: Pachuca 2 – 2 Chivas (7-6 in penalty shootout)

2008: Pachuca 1 – 1 Saprissa (2-1 in the second leg)

2010: Pachuca 1 – 2 Cruz Azul (1-0 in the second leg, Pachuca champion by goal difference)

2017: Pachuca 1 – 1 Tigres (1-0 in the second leg)

2024: Pachuca 3-0 Columbus Crew (there was no reciprocal visit)

The big celebration in the sixth coronation of the Tuzos in the history of the Concacaf Champions League. Photo: Diego Padilla/Imago7.

The Mexican champions in the Concacaf Champions League

With its sixth coronation, Pachuca helped maintain dominance over the MLS and also to reaffirm the control of Mexican soccer over the other countries in the area with 39 titles, followed by Costa Rica with 6 and the United States with 5.

Furthermore, with Pachuca’s victory over Columbus Crew in the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup in the state of Hidalgo, home of the Tuzos, the Mexican team added the seventh victory of the nine finals they have played against MLS squads in a clear dominance of Mexican soccer over North American soccer…

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