2020 Copa MX Finals
# 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.

The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Monterrey and Tijuana. 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. The finals were scheduled to take place on 8 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. 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.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| 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. 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. 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.

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 | Monterrey | Monterrey | Monterrey | Round | Tijuana | Tijuana | Tijuana | Tijuana |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| UdeG | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Querétaro | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Chiapas | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Querétaro | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) |
| UdeG | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Zacatecas | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) |
| Chiapas | 6–0 (H) | 6–0 (H) | 6–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Zacatecas | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 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 | Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Monterrey 4 12 2 Chiapas 4 6 3 UdeG 4 0 Source: Copa MX | Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Monterrey 4 12 2 Chiapas 4 6 3 UdeG 4 0 Source: Copa MX | 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 | Group 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tijuana 4 9 2 Querétaro 4 6 3 Zacatecas 4 3 Source: Copa MX | Group 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tijuana 4 9 2 Querétaro 4 6 3 Zacatecas 4 3 Source: Copa MX | 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

| Tijuana | Monterrey |
| - | - |
| 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

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

| Monterrey | Tijuana |
| - | - |
| 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)
