The CONCACAF Champions League semifinals are set after another rout capped off the latest round.
Pumas UNAM, which entered Thursday night's second leg against Isidro Metapan in a 2-1 hole, unleashed an 8-0 beating on its Salvadoran counterpart to become the third Mexican team to qualify for the tournament semifinals. The scoreline matched the most lopsided victory in CCL history, equaling Herediano's 8-0 victory over Alpha United in the preliminary round in July.
Eduardo Herrera scored twice, and five other Pumas players got on the board as well after a 25th-minute Alex Escobar own goal had leveled the aggregate score.
Pumas will play defending champion Monterrey in one all-Mexican semifinal, while Santos Laguna takes on the lone MLS survivor, Toronto FC, in the other. Here is the schedule for the CCL semifinals:
First leg, March 28: Toronto FC vs. Santos Laguna; 8 p.m. Monterrey vs. Pumas, 10 p.m.
Second leg, April 4: Santos Laguna vs. Toronto FC, 8 p.m.; Pumas vs. Monterrey, 10 p.m.
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