# Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase

The Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) Liga MX final phase was being played between 20 November and 12 December 2021. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2021 Liga MX season. For the third straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expands the number of playoff spots to 12.
Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
Atlas defeated León on penalty kicks to win their second title.

## Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).
Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams) :
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best |
| 1 | América | 34 | 17 October 2021 (REC) 24 October 2021 (QF) | 36th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (5 times) |
| 2 | Atlas | 29 (+11) | 25 October 2021 (REC) 4 November 2021 (QF) | 23rd | Guardianes 2021 | Runners-up (Verano 1999) |
| 3 | León | 29 (+6) | 3 November 2021 (REC) 6 November 2021 (QF) | 14th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (3 times) |
| 4 | UANL | 28 | 30 October 2021 (REC) 6 November 2021 (QF) | 28th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (5 times) |
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams) :
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 24 (+7) | 4 November 2021 | 33rd | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (6 times) |
| 6 | Toluca | 24 (0, 22 GF) | 31 October 2021 | 35th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (7 times) |
| 7 | Puebla | 24 (0, 16 GF) | 5 November 2021 | 10th | Guardianes 2021 | Semifinals (3 times) |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 23 | 3 November 2021 | 31st | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (2 times) |
| 9 | Monterrey | 22 (+3) | 6 November 2021 | 26th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (4 times) |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 22 (0) | 5 November 2021 | 28th | Guardianes 2021 | Champions (3 times) |
| 11 | UNAM | 21 | 7 November 2021 | 24th | Guardianes 2020 | Champions (4 times) |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 20 | 7 November 2021 | 1st | Debut | — |

## Format
### Reclassification

* All rounds will be played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
* If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

### Liguilla

* Teams will be re-seeded each round.
* The winners of the Reclassification matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
* No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
* In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
* Both finalists will qualify to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Reclassification
### Summary

Matches took place on 20–21 November 2021.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Santos Laguna | 2–0 | Atlético San Luis |
| Toluca | 1–2 | UNAM |
| Puebla | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Guadalajara |
| Cruz Azul | 1–4 | Monterrey |

### Matches
## Seeding

The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches are seeded based on their position in the classification table.
| Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | América | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | León | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 24 |
| 6 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 |
| 8 | UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Atlas (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Atlas (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Atlas (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | León | 3 | 0 | 3 (3) |
| 3 | León | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | León | 3 | 0 | 3 (3) |
| 6 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | León (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | UANL (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 24–25 November, and the second legs were played on 27–28 November.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UNAM | 3–1 | América | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Monterrey | 1–1 (s) | Atlas | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Puebla | 2–3 | León | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Santos Laguna | 2–2 (s) | UANL | 2–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.
2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.
León won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1–2 December, and the second legs were played on 4–5 December.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UNAM | 1–1 (s) | Atlas | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| UANL | 3–3 (s) | León | 2–1 | 1–2 |

### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. León advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

## Finals

The first leg was played on 9 December, and the second leg was played on 12 December.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| León | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Atlas | 3–2 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |

### First leg
#### Details

| León | Atlas |
| GK | 30 | Rodolfo Cota (c) |
| DF | 4 | Andrés Mosquera | | 35' |
| DF | 21 | Jaine Barreiro |
| DF | 6 | William Tesillo |
| DF | 28 | David Ramírez |
| MF | 22 | Santiago Colombatto | | 69' |
| MF | 8 | José Iván Rodríguez |
| MF | 25 | Omar Fernández | | 69' |
| MF | 13 | Ángel Mena | 87' |
| MF | 16 | Jean Meneses | | 90' |
| FW | 7 | Víctor Dávila | 81' | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Alfonso Blanco |
| DF | 3 | Gil Burón |
| DF | 5 | Fernando Navarro |
| DF | 23 | Ramiro González | | 35' |
| MF | 10 | Luis Montes | | 69' |
| MF | 11 | Elías Hernández | | 90' |
| MF | 26 | Fidel Ambríz | | 90' |
| MF | 32 | Jesse Zamudio |
| FW | 14 | Santiago Ormeño |
| FW | 20 | Emmanuel Gigliotti | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Ariel Holan ||
| GK | 12 | Camilo Vargas |
| DF | 5 | Anderson Santamaría |
| DF | 2 | Hugo Nervo |
| DF | 27 | Jesús Angulo |
| DF | 15 | Diego Barbosa | 4' | 79' |
| DF | 14 | Luis Reyes | | 75' |
| MF | 20 | Jairo Torres |
| MF | 26 | Aldo Rocha (c) | 68' |
| MF | 18 | Jeremy Márquez | | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Julio Furch |
| FW | 33 | Julián Quiñones | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | José Hernández |
| DF | 4 | José Abella | 81' | 79' |
| DF | 13 | Gaddi Aguirre |
| DF | 21 | Aníbal Chalá | | 75' |
| MF | 6 | Édgar Zaldívar | | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Gonzalo Maroni |
| MF | 19 | Edyairth Ortega |
| FW | 22 | Franco Troyansky |
| FW | 28 | Christopher Trejo |
| FW | 199 | Jonathan Herrera |
| Manager: ||
| Diego Cocca ||
* Assistant referees:
* José Ibrahim Martínez (Guerrero)
* Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
* Fourth official:
* Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
* Video assistant referee:
* Gerardo Martínez Bravo (Guanajuato)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

#### Statistics

| Statistic | León | Atlas |
| Goals scored | 3 | 2 |
| Total shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 69% | 31% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 18 | 16 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. Atlas won on 4–3 penalty kicks

#### Details

| Atlas | León |
| GK | 12 | Camilo Vargas |
| DF | 5 | Anderson Santamaría | | 90+3' |
| DF | 2 | Hugo Nervo |
| DF | 27 | Jesús Angulo |
| DF | 15 | Diego Barbosa |
| DF | 14 | Luis Reyes | 99' | 111' |
| MF | 20 | Jairo Torres | | 111' |
| MF | 26 | Aldo Rocha (c) | 99' |
| MF | 18 | Jeremy Márquez | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Julio Furch |
| FW | 33 | Julián Quiñones | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | José Hernández |
| DF | 4 | José Abella |
| DF | 13 | Gaddi Aguirre | | 111' |
| DF | 21 | Aníbal Chalá | | 90+3' |
| MF | 6 | Édgar Zaldívar | | 80' |
| MF | 11 | Brayan Garnica | | 111' |
| MF | 19 | Edyairth Ortega |
| FW | 22 | Franco Troyansky |
| FW | 28 | Christopher Trejo | | 72' |
| FW | 199 | Jonathan Herrera |
| Manager: ||
| Diego Cocca ||
| GK | 30 | Rodolfo Cota (c) |
| DF | 23 | Ramiro González | | 76' |
| DF | 21 | Jaine Barreiro |
| DF | 6 | William Tesillo |
| DF | 28 | David Ramírez |
| MF | 22 | Santiago Colombatto | | 64' |
| MF | 8 | José Iván Rodríguez | | 105' |
| MF | 25 | Omar Fernández | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Ángel Mena |
| MF | 16 | Jean Meneses | 90+1' | 86' |
| FW | 7 | Víctor Dávila | | 105' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Alfonso Blanco |
| DF | 3 | Gil Burón |
| DF | 5 | Fernando Navarro | | 105' |
| DF | 24 | Osvaldo Rodríguez | | 76' |
| DF | 33 | Pedro Hernández |
| MF | 10 | Luis Montes | | 64' |
| MF | 11 | Elías Hernández | | 85' |
| MF | 26 | Fidel Ambríz |
| FW | 14 | Santiago Ormeño | | 105' |
| FW | 20 | Emmanuel Gigliotti | 85' 90+4' | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Ariel Holan ||
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
* Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
* Fourth official:
* Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
* Video assistant referee:
* Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)

#### Statistics

| Statistic | Atlas | León |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 20 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 8 |
| Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 6 |
| Fouls committed | 24 | 18 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 2 |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.39 goals per match.
6 goals
* Ángel Mena (León)
3 goals
* Julio Furch (Atlas)
2 goals
* Washington Corozo (UNAM)
* Juan Ignacio Dinenno (UNAM)
* Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)
1 goal
* Emanuel Aguilera (América)
* Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna)
* Maximiliano Araújo (Puebla)
* Jaine Barreiro (León)
* Isaác Brizuela (Guadalajara)
* Víctor Dávila (León)
* André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
* Alfonso González (Monterrey)
* Carlos González (UANL)
* Vincent Janssen (Monterrey)
* Ignacio Jeraldino (Santos Laguna)
* Leonel López (UNAM)
* Lucas Maia (Puebla)
* Alejandro Mayorga (Guadalajara)
* Jean Meneses (León)
* Higor Meritão (UNAM)
* Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey)
* Haret Ortega (Toluca)
* Pablo Parra (Puebla)
* Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna)
* Diego Reyes (UANL)
* Luis Reyes (Atlas)
* Aldo Rocha (Atlas)
* Carlos Salcedo (UANL)
* Christian Tabó (Puebla)
* Florian Thauvin (UANL)
* Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna)
* Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul)

### Assists

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