Monterrey won their first Mexican league title since 2010 on Sunday but they needed penalty kicks to do it after America beat the visitors 2-1 after extra time to tie the two-legged final at the Aztec stadium. It was Antonio Mohamed’s first title win in three previous final appearances as Monterrey coach and capped a brilliant year in which they also won the CONCACAF Champions League. Monterrey won the first leg 2-1 at home earlier in the week but they were on the back foot for much of Sunday’s game against a side that has won more Mexican league flags than any other. Neither side could score in the extra 30 minutes and it took penalties for Monterrey to finally secure a long-awaited Apertura title. (Reporting by Andrew Downie; editing by Richard Pullin)

Source: National Post December 30, 2019 05:37 UTC