Alajuelense vs Pumas | 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup | Round of 16

We are live from the Estadio Alejandro Moreira Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica, where the home side, Alajuelense, faces a massive challenge against Pumas of Mexico in the second leg of this round of 16 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Two goals to the Mexicans, and they will have kickoff in white from right to left, Alajuelense in the traditional red and black from left to right. Whips it in. Padilla gathers. Beautiful move inside, looking for some support. Lofted in. And Padilla gathers. And Alex Padilla. Transferred to Pumas in July of 2023. Funes Mori looking inside, and he's shot from way out. Oh, and tips over from Ortega. Whipped in. Oh, and cleared away from Puseto. Still bouncing around in the volley. Looking inside, Angulo! Well, it was the first real test for Padilla. And Larry Angulo, the midfielder from Colombia, get up and over the wall. Puseto! Well, he had the distance, but there was no dip. Another set piece, and the center backs are up. Whipped in. Padilla! Time in this first half. Campos drills it in. Juarez and Pumas head to the dressing room, asking themselves questions as Diego Campos in the 39th minute. He'll be looking to get forward to support players like Lukumi and company as the home team kicks us off. And Diego Campos coming from wide left and is pushing up close to Lukumi. Up top, Ibarra Ortega has not been called upon since the first ten minutes of the first half. From Martinez's shot, and now he has a corner to deal with in the second. Outswinger. Another bite of the apple. Crossed in to the last post. Magallon's header. And the clearance. And it's there. Angulo. Lukumi. Borges with time. The cross. It's going to be a corner kick. And given away by Van der Poel. Slipped through. Recovers. Substitute. Coming on that left foot! Off the crossbar. Vergas. Top of the box. Suarez. Shot! And the back of the net! Pumas has taken an unlikely lead. And it's that man, Leandro Suarez! Rivalcuba slips it through. And the shot! Off the post! Ruvalcaba has come on. And almost put this tight. Campbell. Salazar is Navarro. Padilla wraps it up like a burrito. Taken quickly. Dimitris' cross. There is Suarez. Making circles in the sand. And winning a free kick. And that is the final whistle. Pumas have come into Alajuela. And tie things up in the second half. Through brilliance from their substitute, Leandro Suarez. Cancelling out Diego Campos' incredible free kick. And winning this tie. Three goals to one. 1-1 in Alajuela.