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Toluca Lift the Leagues Cup from Almeida’s Monterrey, with Pineda the Unlucky One

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Toluca defeated Monterrey 2-0 in the Leagues Cup final to win the competition for the first time in its current format.
  • Alexis Vega scored in the fourth minute after a mistake by Monterrey midfielder Orbelín Pineda, and Helinho added the second goal in the 70th minute.
  • Toluca became the first Liga MX club to win the tournament after previous titles for Inter Miami, Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders.

Monterrey reached the Leagues Cup final, but the trophy went to Toluca after a 2-0 defeat. The night turned against Matías Almeida’s team almost immediately, when an error by Orbelín Pineda in the fourth minute gave Alexis Vega the chance to score.

Monterrey tried to respond but could not find an equalizer. Toluca then effectively ended the contest in the 70th minute. Helinho followed up after Esteban Andrada saved Federico Viñas’s shot and turned the rebound into the final 2-0 score.

The victory gave Toluca its first Leagues Cup title in the competition’s current form. It also made the club the first Liga MX side to reach the top of the tournament, following titles for Inter Miami in 2023, Columbus Crew in 2024 and Seattle Sounders in 2025.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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