Angel Azuaje, trained in the Pumas youth academy, acknowledged that seeing Cruz Azul crowned at the Olympic University Stadium was a hard blow to the club's pride. The defender also pointed out that

Cruz Azul crushed the Vancouver Whitecaps in the CONCACAF Champions Cup by a 5-0 score to win the North American club title for a seventh time. Cruz Azul gave a dominating performance, especially in a superb 1st half to get a historic victory.

This was never a contest, as La Maquina claimed a record-tying seventh Concacaf club title in emphatic fashion.