Repechaje

A pleasant sight for Pumas eyes: López looking miffed as he spurns another chance in América's defeat by Morelia.

While Pumas were not in action, they finally learnt their quarter-final opponents this weekend.

After a dismal display on Thursday in Monarcas by a team admittedly tired and depleted after their win against Millonarios on Tuesday, América could not turn round a three-goal deficit in the return leg and go out depsite a 1-0 win in the Azteca. They were admittedly hampered by the absences of Insúa and Cabañas on international duty, but will console themselves with a place in the final of the Copa Sudamericana in December against Argentinian club Arsenal.

Meanwhile current champions Pachuca were soundly beaten by Cruz Azul: 2-0 in Pachuca behind closed doors on Wednesday and 4-0 in the estadio azul. Cruz Azul's only worry was the injury to top striker Miguel Sabah, but he was ably replaced by ex-Bolton frontman and Mexico top-scorer Jared Borgetti.

All this means that Pumas play Toluca on Thursday night in CU and then on Sunday in the return leg at the Bombonera in Toluca.

Full Quarter-final draw

Santos v Morelia (in Morelia on Thursday and Torreón on Sunday)
Toluca v Pumas (in CU on Thursday and Toluca on Sunday)
Atlante v Cruz Azul (in Estadio Azul, Mexico City on Wednesday and Cancún on Saturday)
Chivas v San Luis (in San Luis on Wednesday and Guadalajara on Saturday)

And just a reminder. The higher ranked team (in this case Santos, Toluca, Atlante and Chivas) plays the second leg at home, and in the event of a draw on aggregate the higher ranked team goes through (except, of course, in the final).