Photo: Liga MX Femenil.
Tigres Femenil have done it again. Las Amazonas were crowned the Liga MX Femenil champions on Monday night, concluding the league’s 2023 Apertura campaign. The Gran Final is split in two parts, and Tigres won thanks to a 3-0 victory in Leg 1 on Friday night.
Monday night’s match saw no goals at the historic El Volcán stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. The stands were full to watch Tigres lift their sixth Liga MX Femenil title, this time against Club América.
Tigres were led this season by first-year head coach Mila Martínez, who joined the side from FC Juárez. Ironically, Tigres’ last title in Liga MX Femenil came in last year’s Apertura, and also against Club América.
In Leg 1, Stephany Mayor, Maricarmen Reyes and Belén Cruz found the back of the net. Mayor kicked things off with a one-touch strike past América goalkeeper Itzel González, after multiple attempts to clear the ball went right to Tigres players.
Meanwhile, Reyes, who won the league’s Golden Boot with 15 tallies,…
