Former Real Madrid and Real Betis midfielder Sergio Canales converted a penalty in the 97th minute on Tuesday and, with a 1-0 away win over Tigres, sent his new team, Rayados Monterrey, into the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.

He did it with a goal in front of Nahuel Guzman, the Tigres goalkeeper whose Leagues Cup activities have gone viral with a magic trick and even miming penalties.

Monterrey, the team coached by Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz, will meet Los Angeles FC in the quarterfinals, who defeated Real Salt Lake in a 4-0 drubbing.

The derby of Mexican football was played today in Houston with a lot of fighting and few scoring chances.

That was until, when the match seemed to be over, Javier Aquino committed a foul in the area and Canales scored the penalty.

The match was intense and both teams played close to the box, Monterrey especially with Canales and the Argentine Rogelio Funes Mori and Tigres with the Frenchman Andre Pierre Gignac.

In the second half, the fight for the ball blocked play in the midfield and just when it seemed that the match would have to be decided in a penalty shootout, Monterrey took risks in attack and, with the penalty kick taken by Canales, left Tigres, whose bench includes Uruguayan Robert Dante Siboldi, empty-handed.

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Messi is waiting

With Monterrey now into the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup, there is still a chance that they will end up facing Lionel Messi.

His seven goals for Inter Miami have helped them set up a last eight tie against Charlotte.