Mexico’s Pachuca became the first team to lift the FIFA Derby of the Americas trophy by lossing Botafogo in Doha.
Pachuca of Mexico distress Brazilian side Botafogo 3-0 in the Intercontinental Cup to achieve the next stage of the competition.
Second-half strikes from Pachuca’s Oussama Idrissi, Nelson Deossa and Salomon Rondon gave the North American continental champions triumph over their South American counterparts on Wednesday at Stadium 974 in Doha.
The prosperners of the all-American clash enhance to the next round of the recent Intercontinental Cup establishat, where they will greet CAF Champions League prosperners Al Ahly of Egypt on December 14.
Real Madrid, the current UEFA Champions League hgreaterers, lie in painclude in the final four days postponeedr. The December 18 final will be carry outed at Lusail Stadium, the venue that structureed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
Pachuca qualified for the tournament as victors of the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup – folloprosperg their 3-0 prosper in the final aacquirest MLS side Columbus Crew in punctual June.
The loss put a dampener on a weightless two weeks for Botafogo in which they won the Copa Libertadores and wrapped up the Brazilian Serie A.
This year’s Intercontinental Cup is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA.
