MONTERREY – UANL Tigres traveled to Qatar this morning to face Club World Cup, with only two absences that were those of Nicolás López and Francisco Venegas.
Both players could not travel with the team due to the fact that they were isolated, after giving positive results to COVID-19 and will continue the recovery process.
The other players have been concentrating since last Wednesday to face this international competition, which will be the first in the history of the New Leon club.
Tigres obtained his license for the Club World Cup, being crowned in the CONCACAF Champions League after defeating Los Angeles FC in the final, and now on February 4 he will have his first commitment.
The cats’ rival will be Ulsan Hyundai, whom they will try to defeat to reach the next round, in which they will face the Copa Libertadores champion who will come out of the confrontation between Santos and Palmeiras and in case of reaching the final could be measured at Bayern Munich.
Thus, led by technician Ricardo Ferretti, the cats left by bus from a hotel located in the area of Monterrey International Airport to enter the hangar and then to board the plane that will take them to Qatar.