CONCACAF Champions League 2012, Group Stage
Had some doubts when it came to Tigres's squad, thinking that maybe they'll try a completely secondary team again, but from the looks of it, the squad isn't looking bad at all. It will be a mix of regulars and reserves, and they should have to much for a Nicaraguan team, even though they are the reigning champions of their league. So tonight, for Tigres we'll have 5 regulars (the goalkeeper, 2 defender and 2 midfielders), three players that have started 6 matches this year and they played as substitues in several others (so they all took part in more than 11 matches), and a three others that played rarely, but should still be quality players compared to the Nicaraguans. Meanwhile, the visitors are a good team at a local level, but should not be able to compete with the better teams of the continent, and we had a proof of that in 2011, in the preliminary round, when they lost both matches with Toronto (not a great them themselves) with 1-2. So nobody probably gets their hopes up, and they would be lucky if they leave Mexico with just 2-3 goals conceded. Normally, the tally of goals should be much bigger, so I'll try the handicap here... it's big, but it still doesn't look like a realistic one.
Tigres (-2 AH) @ 1.70, 5/10
Result: 4-0, WON
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